Basketball Recap: Marquette Catholic Skates Past Gary West Side with Ease

Blazers

Margin (Wins)

12/16/24 @ Victory Christian Academy	58
12/18/24 vs New Prairie	48
12/14/24 @ East Chicago Central	43
11/14/24 vs Andrean	42
12/06/24 @ Mishawaka	41

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Marquette Catholic's strategy against Gary West Side on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Marquette Catholic Blazers blew the Gary West Side Cougars out of the water with a 63-25 final score. The Blazers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Laniah Davis was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 12 boards. She has been hot, having posted ten or more rebounds the last six times she's played. Marissa Pleasant was another key player, going 6 for 12 en route to 17 points.

Marquette Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.

Marquette Catholic's record now sits at 15-4. As for Gary West Side, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-10.

Marquette Catholic has already played their next game (against Bowman Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Gary West Side has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Hammond Academy of Science & Tech.