MICHIGAN CITY – Illiana Christian alone provided host Marquette with a stiff enough challenge Wednesday night, and the Blazers made it even tougher on themselves by battling more than just the school from Dyer.
The Blazers also battled each other, and as is usually the case when that happens in basketball, they lost.
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