The Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes entered their tilt with the Rockford Auburn Knights with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Marian Central Catholic came out on top against the Knights by a score of 65-54 on Wednesday. Given Marian Central Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Knights are ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marian Central Catholic was led to victory by Juliette Huff and Madison Kenyon. Huff scored 18 points along with two steals, while Kenyon scored 21 points along with eight rebounds. Huff is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 18 or more in the last four games she's played. Kiara Kelly was another key contributor, scoring six points along with three steals and two blocks.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Destiny Robinson, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Robinson has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alivia Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds.
Marian Central Catholic's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Rockford Auburn, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
Marian Central Catholic will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Vikings at 1:00 p.m. As for Rockford Auburn, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against the Blue Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on January 25th. Belvidere North is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
