Great Hearts Northern Oaks lost against Marion back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Great Hearts Northern Oaks Griffins took a 50-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marion Bulldogs.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was DeLaney Paulos, who posted 15 points. That was a full 34.1% of Great Hearts Northern Oaks' points, marking the fifth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Elizabeth Paulos was another key player, putting up ten points.
Marion found their leader in sophomore Whitley Wiatrek, who went 11 for 23 en route to 24 points and eight rebounds. Wiatrek has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Brianna Hunter, who earned ten points along with five assists and four steals.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Marion, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-19.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 66-44 defeat against Cole on the 21st. Marion has also already played their next game (against Young Women's Leadership Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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