Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Marquette Catholic

Explorers

Previous 5 Games

01/30/25 @ Carrollton	52-51
01/28/25 vs Staunton	40-33
01/25/25 vs Seymour	53-23
01/23/25 vs Roxana	37-17
01/21/25 @ Jersey	45-41

Marquette Catholic entered their tilt with Carrollton on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They pulled ahead with a 52-51 photo finish over the Carrollton Hawks. The win was all the more spectacular given the Explorers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Hawks are ranked 95th).

Despite the loss, Carrollton still got an impressive performance from Lauren Flowers, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Hayden Mcmurtrie, who posted seven points and three steals.

Marquette Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Carrollton, with the loss, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-7.

Marquette Catholic has already played their next matchup, a 41-28 defeat against Calhoun/Brussels on the 1st. As for Carrollton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-45 victory against Nokomis on the 1st.