The North Marion Huskies struggled with assists on Friday (the Philip Barbour Colts had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. North Marion fell 62-52 to Philip Barbour. If North Marion hoped to take revenge for the 53-47 loss against they when the teams met, then they were left disappointed.
Despite the loss, North Marion still got an impressive performance from Caden Morris, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Morris hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Higgins, who scored ten points.
Philip Barbour was led to victory by Kaden Humphreys and Trenton Bodkins. Humphreys scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Bodkins scored 26 points along with six rebounds and two steals. That's the first time this season that Bodkins grabbed two or more steals. Clinton Auvil was another key contributor, scoring six points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
North Marion's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Philip Barbour, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
North Marion won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Weir at 5:15 p.m. on January 13th. Weir will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps West Virginia Rankings (they are ranked 538th, while North Marion is ranked 54th). Philip Barbour will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Bridgeport at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th.
