The Waukegan Bulldogs will take on the Marist RedHawks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Waukegan will be strutting in after a victory while Marist will be coming in after a defeat.
Marist is hoping to do what Leyden couldn't on Friday: put an end to Waukegan's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Waukegan strolled past Leyden with points to spare, taking the game 60-42. While the Bulldogs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Hadassah Brown
| 12/27/24 @ Leyden | 21 |
| 12/23/24 @ Regina Dominican | 17 |
| 12/21/24 vs Niles West | 18 |
Waukegan got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Hadassah Brown out in front who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 boards. Brown's afternoon made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Baakir Christian, who went 8 of 10 en route to 16 points and eight rebounds.
Waukegan was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Marist has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They came up short against Lyons on Saturday, falling 72-50. While losing is never fun, the RedHawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Lions are ranked third).
Marist's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Waukegan, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
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