Southern Choctaw and Marengo are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Southern Choctaw Indians will be playing at home against the Marengo Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southern Choctaw will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Southern Choctaw humbled Sweet Water with a 63-5 victory.
Marcionna Young was nothing short of spectacular: she posted 25 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Southern Choctaw's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keri McGee, who had ten points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Marengo suffered their closest defeat since January 5th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Clarke County by a score of 32-30. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Marengo's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4. As for Southern Choctaw, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Southern Choctaw came up short against Marengo in their previous matchup back in February, falling 53-43. Will Southern Choctaw have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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