Preview: Marquette Catholic Blazers vs. Lanesville Eagles
The Marquette Catholic Blazers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Lanesville Eagles at 10:30 a.m. on February 24th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Marquette Catholic walked away with it. They had just enough and edged the Bulldogs out 72-70. Marquette Catholic's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Laniah Davis, who scored 31 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Marquette Catholic's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Livia Balling, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Lanesville put the finishing touches on their 17th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 68-33 win over North Central on the road. The win was nothing new for Lanesville as they're now sitting on 14 straight.
Lanesville can attribute much of their success to Hadley Crosier, who scored 22 points along with two steals, and Shelby Allen, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 rebounds. Crosier is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 18 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Hylton Brumley, who scored seven points along with five assists.
Marquette Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for Lanesville, their victory bumped their record up to 28-1.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Marquette Catholic hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 55.1 points per game. However, it's not like Lanesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 57.1 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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