21st Century Charter and Marquette Catholic are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The 21st Century Charter Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Marquette Catholic Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. 21st Century Charter knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 18 matchups -- so hopefully Marquette Catholic likes a good challenge.
21st Century Charter can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They blew past Brooks 74-48. The score was close at the half, but 21st Century Charter pulled away in the second half with 43 points.
21st Century Charter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Terrence Hayes led the charge by scoring 16 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. Hayes is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Lemetrius Williams was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Marquette Catholic made easy work of Hammond Academy of Science & Tech on Thursday and carried off a 56-36 victory.
21st Century Charter pushed their record up to 15-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.8 points per game. As for Marquette Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 8-13.
21st Century Charter beat Marquette Catholic 76-65 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Marquette Catholic's Lukas Balling, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 19 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for 21st Century Charter to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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