Basketball Preview: Marquette Catholic Explorers vs. Civic Memorial Eagles
Marquette Catholic is 9-1 against Civic Memorial since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Marquette Catholic Explorers will take on the Civic Memorial Eagles in a tournament on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Marquette Catholic came up short against Staunton and fell 54-44.
Meanwhile, Civic Memorial was just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 50-49 to Centralia.
Civic Memorial might have lost, but man, Adam Ogden was a machine: he almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Riley Lamb was another key player, earning 11 points plus five rebounds.
Marquette Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Civic Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Marquette Catholic beat Civic Memorial 51-42 when the teams last played back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marquette Catholic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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