The Marian Mustangs won the last time they faced the Divine Child Falcons, and things went their way on Friday too. Marian came out on top against Divine Child by a score of 48-35. Given Marian's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while Divine Child is ranked 437th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ella Swanson out in front who scored eight points along with 12 rebounds and two blocks. Molly McLeod was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with six rebounds.
Marian was without their leading scorer, Mckenzie Swanson, in Friday's match. With Swanson sidelined, Marian had to make some changes to the lineup. And. Swanson made the most of the opportunity, scoring eight points along with 12 rebounds and two blocks. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
The victory makes it two in a row for Marian and bumps their season record up to 9-7. As for Divine Child, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-14.
Marian will head out on the road to face off against Notre Dame Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Marian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Friday. As for Divine Child, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Redford Union at 7:00 p.m. on February 22nd.
