Explorers
| 01/14/25 vs Carrollton | 53-58 |
| 01/09/25 @ Granite City | 36-25 |
| 12/28/24 vs Red Bud | 43-28 |
| 12/27/24 vs Marissa/Coulterville | 37-34 |
| 12/26/24 @ Waterloo | 40-48 |
It was a good run, but Marquette Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 58-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Carrollton Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Explorers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Hawks are ranked 115th).
It was another big night for Lauren Flowers, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds for Carrollton. Flowers' evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Mcmurtrie, who posted seven points in addition to eight boards and five steals.
Marquette Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Carrollton, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Marquette Catholic will take on Althoff Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marquette Catholic is facing Althoff Catholic at the right time seeing as Althoff Catholic is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Carrollton, they will host Mendon Unity at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Carrollton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
