The Marquette Catholic Explorers lost against the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Marquette Catholic was the victim of a tough 56-35 defeat at the hands of Father McGivney Catholic. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Marquette Catholic in their matchups with Father McGivney Catholic: they've now lost three in a row.
Sami Oller continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Father McGivney Catholic, scoring 21 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Oller has scored at least 25% of Father McGivney Catholic's points. Another player making a difference was Jada Zumwalt, who scored 7 points along with 8 rebounds.
Marquette Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Father McGivney Catholic, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marquette Catholic will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Carrollton at 6:00 p.m. on December 21st. As for Father McGivney Catholic, they will head out on the road to face off against Granite City at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Granite City comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
