Basketball Preview: Marquette Catholic Explorers vs. Maryville Christian Lions
Marquette Catholic is 5-0 against Maryville Christian since January of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Marquette Catholic Explorers will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Maryville Christian Lions at 7:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Marquette Catholic lost to Mater Dei on the road by a 47-28 margin. The contest marked the Explorers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Maryville Christian beat East Alton-Wood River 56-46 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Maryville Christian found their leader in sophomore Gavin Ambuehl, who went 6 for 14 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ambuehl has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Huff, who went 6 for 14 en route to 14 points.
Maryville Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Alton-Wood River only posted seven.
Maryville Christian's victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2. As for Marquette Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Marquette Catholic against Maryville Christian in their previous matchup back in February, as the team secured a 72-20 win. In that game, Marquette Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 45-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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