Hammond Morton was the 89-60 winner over Marquette Catholic when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Hammond Morton Governors took a 69-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marquette Catholic Blazers. The Governors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hammond Morton lost on Monday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Michael Woods, who went 9 of 12 en route to 23 points. Woods continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Dashawn Woods, who posted 14 points and six assists.
Marquette Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aleks Pecoski led the charge by going 5 for 9 on his way to 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Vaughn Rael-Kludt, who earned 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Hammond Morton's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Marquette Catholic, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9.
Hammond Morton has already played their next contest (against Griffith), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Marquette Catholic is taking a road trip to square off against Hammond Bishop Noll at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Hammond Bishop Noll's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
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