St. Bede and Marquette are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The St. Bede Bruins will square off against the Marquette Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. St. Bede will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
St. Bede is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They skirted past Seneca 59-57. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bruins have posted since February 22, 2024.
St. Bede got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Savannah Bray out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Lili McClain, who posted 16 points.
St. Bede smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Marquette won against Midland on Saturday with 51 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Monday. Marquette walked away with a 51-43 win over Roanoke-Benson. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.
St. Bede has also been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Marquette, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
St. Bede came up short against Marquette in their previous matchup last Monday, falling 56-45. Can St. Bede avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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