If River Forest was feeling good fresh off their 62-28 takedown of Hammond Academy of Science & Tech last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The River Forest Ingots fell to the Marquette Catholic Blazers 52-47. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Ingots of the 60-53 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2024.
Royce Thompson
| 02/14/25 vs Marquette Catholic | 12 |
| 01/28/25 vs Westville | 10 |
| 01/25/25 vs South Newton | 8 |
| 01/24/25 @ Griffith | 2 |
| 01/11/25 vs Calumet New Tech | 11 |
| + 7 more games |
Loss or not, River Forest got some senior leadership from Ya'Hyness Williams and Royce Thompson. Williams went 7-for-14 on his way to 16 points, while Thompson went 5-for-8 en route to 12 points and six boards. Thompson continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Robert Nelson was another key player, putting up six points.
Marquette Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cole Dobre led the charge by dropping a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Vaughn Rael-Kludt, who posted 11 points and three steals.
River Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Marquette Catholic, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-11.
River Forest has already played their next matchup, a 62-38 win against North Newton on the 15th. As for Marquette Catholic, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Illiana Christian at 8:00 p.m. Marquette Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.3 points per game this season.
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