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| 01/11/25 - Away | 36-46 L |
| 02/23/24 - Away | 37-49 L |
| 12/03/22 - Home | 54-61 L |
| 02/23/21 - Neutral | 56-63 L |
| 12/21/19 - Home | 64-56 W |
| + 3 more games |
Marian and Lincoln North Star are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Marian Crusaders will venture away from home to take on the Lincoln North Star Navigators at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Marian is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
If Marian beats Lincoln North Star with 67 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Marian came out on top against Omaha North by a score of 67-60 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lincoln North Star). They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Omaha Northwest 72-20. The Navigators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 22 points or more this season.
Marian pushed their record up to 13-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points over those games. As for Lincoln North Star, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Marian came up short against Lincoln North Star in their previous meeting back in January, falling 46-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lincoln North Star's Sarah Gatwech, who went 12-for-20 to rack up 25 points and five rebounds. Now that Marian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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