Great Hearts Northern Oaks was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 53-44 to the Marion Bulldogs. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Griffins this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 50-44 back in January.
Despite the loss, Great Hearts Northern Oaks saw an underclassman step up: freshman Elizabeth Paulos posted 26 points.
Marion found their leader in sophomore Whitley Wiatrek, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. With that strong performance, Wiatrek is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna Hunter, who had 11 points and six steals.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks' defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Marion, their victory bumped their record up to 8-21.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks has already played their next match (against Young Women's Leadership Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Marion does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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