Basketball Preview: Marquette Catholic Blazers vs. Gary West Side Cougars
The Marquette Catholic Blazers will square off against the Gary West Side Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marquette Catholic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Marquette Catholic against Kankakee Valley as the team secured a 61-26 win. The Blazers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 35 points or more this season.
Laniah Davis continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 12 for 18 en route to 26 points plus five rebounds and five steals. Another player making a difference was Natalie Robinson, who posted eight points along with six steals.
Marquette Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kankakee Valley only posted five.
Meanwhile, Gary West Side was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 39-38 to River Forest. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Ingots recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Gary West Side's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Marquette Catholic, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Marquette Catholic against Gary West Side in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 66-12 victory. Will Marquette Catholic repeat their success, or does Gary West Side have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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