The Marquette Catholic Blazers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 24 points or more this season. They ended the year with a bang, routing New Haven 65-39. The victory was familiar territory for Marquette Catholic who now have four in a row.
Marquette Catholic found their leader in underclassman Laniah Davis, who scored 31 points along with five rebounds and five steals. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which Davis has scored at least 25% of Marquette Catholic's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Livia Balling, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
Marquette Catholic's win bumped their record up to 15-2. As for New Haven, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marquette Catholic will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on DeMotte Christian at 6:30 p.m. on January 9th. As for New Haven, they will be playing at home against DeKalb at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
