The Culver Academies Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Marquette Catholic Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Marquette Catholic will be up against a hot Culver Academies squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Culver Academies blew past Plymouth 59-39 on Tuesday. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 50.3 points per game.
01/28/25 vs Plymouth | 4 |
01/24/25 @ Jimtown | 1 |
01/20/25 vs Twin Lakes | 1 |
Culver Academies found their leader in sophomore Jimara Combs, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Combs also set a new season-high mark in steals with four. Another player making a difference was Reid Seddelmeyer, who posted ten points and six assists.
Meanwhile, Marquette Catholic hadn't done well against Tri-Township recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Marquette Catholic put the hurt on Tri-Township with a sharp 48-27 victory. The Blazers pushed the score to 42-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
The win (which was Marquette Catholic's fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-4. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.8 points per game. As for Culver Academies, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4.
Culver Academies beat Marquette Catholic 43-34 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Culver Academies since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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