The Marquette Crusaders are taking a road trip to take on the Putnam County Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marquette has three straight wins, Putnam County has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Marquette made easy work of Coal City and carried off a 54-34 victory.
Meanwhile, Putnam County came up short against Dwight on Thursday, falling 54-28.
Marquette is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points per game. As for Putnam County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-21.
Marquette was able to grind out a solid win over Putnam County in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 44-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marquette since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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