A 20-4 fourth quarter gave Marquette a wild 44-42 win over Putnam County in Ottawa on Thursday.

The Sycamore girls basketball team executed it's defensive game plan and made a key offensive adjustment to beat La Salle-Peru 55-29 in an Interstate 8 Conference game.

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Sycamore defeated La Salle-Peru 55-29 in girls basketball on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 at L-P High School.

The Hall girls basketball team overcame first-half struggles better than Marquette in a 32-29 nonconference victory at Red Devil Gymnasium on Saturday morning.

While the previously undefeated Peotone Blue Devils had the upper hand early, leading by as many as nine points in the second quarter, it was the Fieldcrest Knights who came away with a convincing 60-42 victory.

The La Salle-Peru girls basketball team scored the first seven points of the game and cruised to a 57-26 victory over St. Bede on Saturday.

Marlie Orlandi scored on back-to-back possessions in the fourth quarter Friday to help the Ottawa girls basketball team hold off L-P for an Interstate 8 Conference win.

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Ottawa defeated La Salle-Peru 43-34 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 at L-P High School.

A look at the girls basketball statistical leaders in the NewsTribune area for the 2022-23 season thus far.