Basketball Recap: Marist Skates Past De La Salle with Ease

RedHawks

Margin (Wins)

12/14/24 vs Thornwood	61
12/02/24 vs Joliet Catholic	48
12/14/24 vs Romeoville	37
11/21/24 vs Evergreen Park	35
01/29/25 vs De La Salle	34

Marist had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They blew past the De La Salle Meteors 57-23. The RedHawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Marist is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for De La Salle, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-16.

Marist and De La Salle could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Marist will face off against Benet Academy at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday down 34 places (35 vs. 1). Meanwhile, De La Salle (ranked 366th) will meet Montini Catholic (ranked 43rd) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.