The St. Edward Green Wave will challenge the Marian Central Catholic Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
St. Edward is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Harvest Christian Academy just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell to the Lions 55-51. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Green Wave came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Lions are ranked 389th).
Meanwhile, Marian Central Catholic didn't have too much trouble with Rosary on Monday as they won 59-43. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.
St. Edward better keep an eye on Juliette Huff. She was instrumental in Marian Central Catholic's win, going 8 of 15 en route to 24 points. The matchup was Huff's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Adriana Wrzos was another key player, going 8 for 18 on her way to 18 points and five rebounds.
Marian Central Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in three consecutive games.
St. Edward's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6. As for Marian Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.
St. Edward suffered a grim 72-48 defeat to Marian Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Edward was down 40-19.
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