Belpre @ Marietta 12/28

[Eaglepapaw]

Thoughts??
LETS GO EAGLES!!!

[Etta34]

I would say Marietta wins this game by 10+. If Sewell keeps up the good work inside and Riley keeps doing what he is doing they will win some games.

[Voice_of_Reason]

Belpre is athletic. Don't know much about Marietta. Are they better than they were last year?

[Etta34]

Marietta already has as many wins as they did last season they are much improved over last years squad.
They are 4-1
wins against Cambridge, New Philly, Gallia, and Athens
lost to a real good chilly team

[Voice_of_Reason]

Those are quality wins - they must have righted the ship.

[Eaglepapaw]

Final
Marietta 88
Belpre 65
Tigers took command early and jumped out to a big lead and the Eagles could not recover. Belpre played them pretty even through the last 3 quarters but could not make up the big deficit.Marietta was a little too big and their size bothered the Eagles.Belpre improving and will be able to compete with the TVC Hocking teams.

[rickoshay]

Was the big boy from Marietta a factor in the game?

[Eaglepapaw]

Was the big boy from Marietta a factor in the game?

Yes early in the game, not so much in the 2nd half

[rickoshay]

Thanks, He's the son of a good friend that passed away a few years ago.

[ccrunner]

As expected, the Tigers get the easy win and go to 5-1. Looking forward to seeing how the Tigers do vs Logan on monday.

[mister b]

Hope the Eagles can get a nice winning streak going now that conference play gets into full swing. Playing the Tigers was a good tuneup for the lads. Tough loss, but some positive things to build on.

Also, a big thank you to Marietta's PA announcer for taking a minute to remember Belpre's Emily Spencer with a moment of silence.

[broadcaster]

Was the big boy from Marietta a factor in the game?

As the poster said above, he was in the first half. After that Marietta didn't play starters much.

He has had a good season, really coming along the last few games. Huge force on D-taking a lot of space up with his length and of course size. Rebound and blocked shots.

Really coming along nice on the offense side of the court now too. Good mid-range jumper for a big man.

This Marietta team has really impressed me as they seem to have a 'chip' on thier shoulder (in a good way) this year. Could make a nice run when it comes turney time. Espically if they keep shooting well from the outside..That makes their size inside even more of a factor.