If the North Marion Huskies were riding high off their 83-31 takedown of the Oak Glen Golden Bears last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. North Marion's tough 59-35 defeat to East Fairmont on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, North Marion can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while East Fairmont is ranked ninth).
Several Huskies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Caden Morris, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Frey, who scored six points along with five rebounds.
North Marion has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season. As for East Fairmont, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 15-5.
North Marion didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-51 victory vs. Weir on the 22nd. East Fairmont does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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