02/03/24 - Away | 76-63 W |
02/04/23 - Neutral | 90-58 W |
01/09/20 - Home | 78-75 W |
Pillager is a perfect 3-0 against Marshall since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Pillager Huskies will look to defend their home court against the Marshall Hilltoppers at 2:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pillager has four straight victories, Marshall has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
If Pillager beats Marshall with 77 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Pillager beat Staples-Motley on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 77-72.
Meanwhile, Marshall lost 76-52 to Hibbing on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Bluejackets are ranked 131st).
Marshall's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Pillager, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
Pillager beat Marshall 76-63 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will Pillager repeat their success, or does Marshall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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