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| 11/25/24 - Neutral | 61-51 W |
| 12/27/23 - Neutral | 60-44 W |
| 11/24/23 - Neutral | 61-58 W |
| 12/27/22 - Neutral | 49-58 L |
| 11/26/22 - Neutral | 63-55 W |
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Marquette Catholic is 9-1 against Freeburg since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Marquette Catholic Explorers will be taking part in a tournament against the Freeburg Midgets at 11:00 a.m. Marquette Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Freeburg will be coming in after a loss.
Last Saturday, Marquette Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Madison, taking the game 36-29.
Meanwhile, Freeburg came up short against Herrin on Saturday and fell 62-54. While losing is never fun, the Midgets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 478th, while the Tigers are ranked 38th).
Despite the defeat, Freeburg saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brady Kerr went 9 of 15 on his way to 21 points and eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kerr has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Pluff, who posted eight points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Freeburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in seven consecutive matchups.
The victory got Marquette Catholic back to even at 6-6. As for Freeburg, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Marquette Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Freeburg in their previous meeting back in November, winning 61-51. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pluff, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 24 points and seven rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Marquette Catholic still be able to contain Pluff? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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