Preview: Liberty Christian Lions vs. Marquette Catholic Blazers
The Liberty Christian Lions's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Marquette Catholic Blazers at 10:00 a.m. on March 16th. Liberty Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Marquette Catholic likes a good challenge.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Liberty Christian walked away with it. They snuck past the Cardinals with a 77-72 victory on Saturday. Liberty Christian's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Marquette Catholic came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on DeMotte Christian with a sharp 57-32 win. 57 seems to be a good number for Marquette Catholic as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Marquette Catholic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aleks Pecoski, who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Colson Dobre, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Liberty Christian has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Marquette Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 12-15.
Liberty Christian and Marquette Catholic were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in March of 2015, but Liberty Christian came up empty-handed after a 55-54 loss. Can Liberty Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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