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In the first meeting Gallia had 7 turnovers in the opening quarter / them played to 1 quarter per quarter the final 3 periods ... Franklin scored 18 pts for the game - 10pts in the 3rd when Gallia pulled within 3 pts (39-42) ... Blair and Franklin combined for 32 points in the 1st meeting with 7 threes between them (vs McClain Saturday the duo had a combined 7 pts/ 0 threes) ... GAHS outscored Marietta in the first game 26-25 in the 2nd half of play ... When you play the #1 seed - you need to bring your "A " game , the Tigers of Coach Gardner are the 1 seed for lots of reasons which makes them difficult to play as they have the talent/size/shooting inside and outside - few negative areas you can exploit as an opponent to give you an advantage ... the only area I have seen over the course of the season is the Tiger inability to handle pressure in the back court (at times) leading to turnovers ...danicalifornia wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:50 am The first meeting was suspiciously close, but I feel like this is a game that Marietta makes a bit of a statement before a likely matchup with Fairfield Union
I’ll take the Tigers by 18
Pfloyd, correct about Franklin and Blair in the December game. In recent games Blair hasn't even played a lot of minutes. GA's best bet might be finding a way to get Alex Kendall in foul trouble. The 6-8 senior is likely to be the Southeast's D-II Player of the Year and impacts most games by scoring, rebounding, blocking shots and/or getting steals. Not saying he can't have an off game, but if Kendall has anything close to a typical game for him the Tigers should be OK in this one.pfloyd wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:30 pmIn the first meeting Gallia had 7 turnovers in the opening quarter / them played to 1 quarter per quarter the final 3 periods ... Franklin scored 18 pts for the game - 10pts in the 3rd when Gallia pulled within 3 pts (39-42) ... Blair and Franklin combined for 32 points in the 1st meeting with 7 threes between them (vs McClain Saturday the duo had a combined 7 pts/ 0 threes) ... GAHS outscored Marietta in the first game 26-25 in the 2nd half of play ... When you play the #1 seed - you need to bring your "A " game , the Tigers of Coach Gardner are the 1 seed for lots of reasons which makes them difficult to play as they have the talent/size/shooting inside and outside - few negative areas you can exploit as an opponent to give you an advantage ... the only area I have seen over the course of the season is the Tiger inability to handle pressure in the back court (at times) leading to turnovers ...danicalifornia wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:50 am The first meeting was suspiciously close, but I feel like this is a game that Marietta makes a bit of a statement before a likely matchup with Fairfield Union
I’ll take the Tigers by 18
Hard to know what will happen. Marietta by 20 wouldn't surprise me. A very close game either way is possible. Buster Douglas was a 42 to 1 underdog against Tyson. GA is not a 42 to 1 underdog.pioneer19 wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:31 pm Gameday
I'd like to see Marietta come out and put Gallia away early. Do what a 1 seed should do against a 16 seed. Last game at Sutton Gym for our three seniors, I think they are going to ball out. On the flip side, Gallia Academy has been tested with a tough OVC schedule and won't be unprepared. Still think the Tigers will be too much.
Agreed, I was also really impressed with the defensive effort. Need to keep guarding like that and they can make a run.Hookshot wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:16 pm Tigers played especially hard and smart defensively. No GA field goals in the first quarter. They can win a few more games playing like that.