Marshall beats Albion, 48-38

The Marshall High School (MHS) boys' varsity basketball team opened their season with a 48-38 victory over Albion Tuesday night at MHS. Matt Roberts led the Redhawks with 12 points as eight players scored for Marshall. Trailing after the first quarter, 11-9, the Redhawks held the lead at halftime, 26-20 and held Albion to just four points in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter Albion pulled to within six points, 37-31, but two Roberts' free throws and a layup extended the lead to 10 points, 41-31 with just under three minutes to play. The boys are back in action Friday when they host Sturgis at MHS.