The DePaul College Prep Rams will challenge the Butler Lynx at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. DePaul College Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52 points per game this season.
DePaul College Prep is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Montini Catholic just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell to the Broncos 47-41. The defeat continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Broncos: they've now lost seven in a row.
DePaul College Prep's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Grace Lee, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds, and Kaitlin Totaro, who went 6 for 10 en route to 13 points plus three steals. Lee has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lucia Trautman, who posted five points in addition to seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, DePaul College Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Butler lost a heartbreaker to Batavia when they met back in December of 2021, and they left with a heavy heart again on Saturday. Butler fell just short of Batavia by a score of 51-48. While losing is never fun, the Lynx can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 36th).
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Xyanna Walton and Hallie Crane. Crane had a great game and went 6 for 14 en route to 19 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Meanwhile, Walton was balling out in the loss, scoring 13 points plus eight rebounds.
Butler's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for DePaul College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: DePaul College Prep has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 32.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Butler struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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