The Marquette Crusaders will take on the Seneca Fighting Irish in a tournament on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Seneca will be up against a hot Marquette team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Marquette blew past Roanoke-Benson 63-42 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Seneca). They enjoyed a cozy 81-62 victory over Lowpoint-Washburn on Wednesday. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 534th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Seneca has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Marquette, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Marquette came up short against Seneca in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 49-39. Can Marquette avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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