Two dominant guards in JJ Welch and Luke Terpstra are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Marquette Catholic Blazers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the DeMotte Christian Knights at 4:00 p.m. on March 9th. Marquette Catholic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Marquette Catholic had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Blackhawks by a score of 57-44.
Marquette Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Colson Dobre led the charge by scoring 17 points along with eight blocks and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dobre has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Mays, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, DeMotte Christian had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points), and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Kouts and snuck past 71-68. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Terpstra was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jayce Bultema, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Marquette Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 11-15. As for DeMotte Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Marquette Catholic came up short against DeMotte Christian in their previous matchup back in February, falling 73-63. Can Marquette Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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