Basketball Recap: Marquette Beats Hazelwood Central for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Mustangs

Previous 5 Games

02/14/25 vs Hazelwood Central	69-59
02/11/25 @ Parkway Central	68-40
02/07/25 vs Rockwood Summit	63-41
02/04/25 @ Lafayette	61-42
01/31/25 @ Central	71-66

Marquette waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 69-59 win over the Hazelwood Central Hawks. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Hawks are ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Marquette's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for Hazelwood Central, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-12.

Coming up, Marquette is taking a road trip to take on Pattonville at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Marquette's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 games. As for Hazelwood Central, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 70-60 win against Miller Career Academy on the 15th.