Marquette Catholic has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Bowman Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Marquette Catholic focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Thursday.
Marquette Catholic can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent match. They blew past Trinity 47-8 at home. Given Marquette Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while Trinity is ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marquette Catholic can attribute much of their success to Natalie Robinson, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and two steals, and Laniah Davis, who scored 11 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Robinson has scored all season. Livia Balling was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Bowman Academy lost a heartbreaker when they last took the court, but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on last Saturday was a bit more commanding. They took a serious blow against Illiana Christian, falling 63-36. Bowman Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bowman Academy's loss came about despite a quality game from Kahlen Robinson, who scored 21 points along with five steals. Robinson is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Marquette Catholic pushed their record up to 18-2 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 29.67 points. As for Bowman Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Keep an eye on the arc in Wednesday's game: Marquette Catholic have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 43.7% of their threes per game. It's a different story for Bowman Academy, though, as they've only nailed 31.6% of their threes per game this season. Given Marquette Catholic's sizeable advantage in that area, Bowman Academy will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything came up roses for Marquette Catholic against Bowman Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 as the team secured a 67-34 victory. With Marquette Catholic ahead 40-15 at the half, the match was all but over already.
