Marquette Catholic easily dispatched Glenn last Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Marquette Catholic Blazers fell just short of the Victory Christian Academy Lions by a score of 68-66 on Tuesday. The Blazers' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Cole Dobre
| 02/25/25 vs Victory Christian Academy | 21 |
| 02/20/25 @ Glenn | 18 |
| 02/18/25 vs Illiana Christian | 14 |
| 02/14/25 @ River Forest | 13 |
| 02/11/25 vs DeMotte Christian | 5 |
| + 17 more games |
Marquette Catholic's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cole Dobre, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Dobre continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Aleks Pecoski was another key player, going 6-for-10 to rack up 19 points.
Even though they lost, Marquette Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Gavin Whitaker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Victory Christian Academy, shooting 67% from the field on his way to 30 points and six boards. That makes it six consecutive games in which Whitaker has scored at least a third of Victory Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Quinn Jordan, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Marquette Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Victory Christian Academy, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-8.
Coming up, Marquette Catholic will take on Kouts at 5:30 p.m. on March 5th. One thing working in Kouts' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five matches. As for Victory Christian Academy, they have already played their next contest, a 79-61 victory against Saint Thomas More Academy on the 27th.
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