The Marquette Catholic Blazers are on the road again on Saturday and plays the Liberty Christian Lions at 10:00 a.m. on March 16th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Marquette Catholic walked away with it. They blew past the Knights 57-32. 57 seems to be a good number for Marquette Catholic as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marquette Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than 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.
Meanwhile, Liberty Christian scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They secured a 77-72 W over Seton Catholic. The win was nothing new for Liberty Christian as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Marquette Catholic's win bumped their record up to 12-15. As for Liberty Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Marquette Catholic barely slipped by Liberty Christian in their previous matchup back in March of 2015, winning 55-54. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Liberty Christian's Chris Nunn, who scored 21 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Marquette Catholic to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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