With a playoff game on the line, the Marquette Catholic Blazers rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 54-43 win over the Cherokees. The win was familiar territory for Marquette Catholic who now have four in a row.
Marquette Catholic found their leader in underclassman Laniah Davis, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. Davis has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last four times she's played. Marissa Pleasant was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with three steals.
Despite the loss, Morgan Township had strong showings from Peyton Honchar, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds, and Madi Lemmons, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Lemmons hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games.
Marquette Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Morgan Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-8.
Marquette Catholic will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Caston at 12:00 p.m. on February 17th. Hopefully Caston focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Saturday. Morgan Township does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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