If Marquette Catholic was riding high fresh off their 66-25 takedown of Oregon-Davis last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Marquette Catholic Blazers lost to the South Bend St. Joseph Huskies at home by a 77-62 margin on Tuesday. The Blazers haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Marquette Catholic's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cole Dobre, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of JJ Welch, who went 5 of 11 en route to 12 points and seven rebounds.
South Bend St. Joseph's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nick Shrewsberry led the charge by going 7 of 17 on his way to 21 points and three steals. Those 21 points gave Shrewsberry a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ethan Roseman, who made all 7 shots he took racking up 14 points in addition to seven assists and three steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Marquette Catholic fell to 3-1. As for South Bend St. Joseph, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Marquette Catholic will square off against Kouts at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for South Bend St. Joseph, they will challenge Lakeland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Bend St. Joseph knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Lakeland likes a good challenge.
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