Preview: Logansport Berries vs. Marquette Catholic Blazers
The Logansport Berries and the Marquette Catholic Blazers will round out the year against one another at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Logansport pushed their score all the way to 75 last Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 81-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of Maconaquah. Even though they lost, Logansport's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.3 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Isaac Russell, who scored 22 points. Those 22 points set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Jacob Taylor, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Logansport were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Marquette Catholic was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 56-51 to Elkhart Christian Academy.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Colson Dobre, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. The matchup was his third in a row with at least ten points. JJ Welch was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Logansport now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Marquette Catholic, their defeat ended a eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Logansport hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 50.3 points per game. It's a different story for Marquette Catholic, though, as they've been averaging only 52.8 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 match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
