Recap: Marian Eagles vs. Universal Academy
In what's become a running theme this season, the Marian Eagles gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Universal Academy 76-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Marian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mathias Baye out in front who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Baye has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Harrison Cleare, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Despite the loss, Universal Academy still got an impressive performance from Cyrus Shaw, who scored 24 points. That was a full 43.6% of Universal Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kamran Reese, who scored 15 points.
The victory made it two in a row for Marian and bumps their season record up to 13-8. As for Universal Academy, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
Marian won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Grind Prep at 5:15 p.m. on February 16th. Marian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Universal Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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