Michigan City won the last time they faced Marquette Catholic and things went their way on Saturday too. The Michigan City Wolves walked away with a 57-45 win over the Marquette Catholic Blazers. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Blazers are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anthony Murphy
| 02/08/25 vs Marquette Catholic | 15 |
| 02/06/25 vs Chesterton | 15 |
| 02/01/25 @ Marion | 20 |
| 01/31/25 @ Portage | 21 |
Michigan City had a senior duo take command as Anthony Murphy went 6-for-12 on his way to 15 points and five boards and Keegan Cowgill went 5-for-12 en route to 14 points. Murphy's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. A'Zarion Lemons was another key player, putting up five points.
Michigan City was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marquette Catholic only racked up nine assists.
Several Blazers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Aleks Pecoski, who posted nine points and five rebounds. Pecoski is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Cole Dobre, who put up 13 points and four blocks.
Michigan City now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Marquette Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.
Michigan City has already played their next game, a 75-31 victory against Bowman Academy on the 11th. As for Marquette Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-26 win against Whiting on the 10th.
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