Two dominant guards in Luke Terpstra and JJ Welch are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The DeMotte Christian Knights will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Marquette Catholic Blazers at 4:00 p.m. on March 9th. DeMotte Christian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 671 points over their last ten matchups.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but DeMotte Christian had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Mustangs & Fillies out 71-68. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Terpstra, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. Jayce Bultema was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Marquette Catholic entered their tilt with Westville with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Marquette Catholic came out on top against Westville by a score of 57-44 on Saturday.
Marquette Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Colson Dobre out in front who scored 17 points along with eight blocks and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dobre has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Mays, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds.
DeMotte Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Marquette Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 11-15.
DeMotte Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Marquette Catholic when the teams last played back in February, winning 73-63. The rematch might be a little tougher for DeMotte Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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