Baker Outscores Marlington with Career-High 31 as Leopards Roll on Senior Night 67-30 – Girls Basketball
Louisville 67, Marlington 30
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The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Team demolished the visiting Marlington Dukes 67-30 on Senior Night Wednesday evening at Louisville High School. With their third straight victory, Louisville improves to 9-10 heading into the tournament draw this weekend.
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Baker Outscores the Dukes Alone with Career-High 31
Senior star Maggie Baker shined brightest on Senior Night by exploding for a career-high 31 points to lead the Lady Leopards. Marlington tried to rough Baker up early, but she remained unfazed. Baker was a menace on the defensive end, forcing turnovers and igniting fast-breaks all night. She was fouled hard into the padding behind the end line twice early in the game, then took another hard foul under the hoop to earn her third trip to the line in the first quarter.
With the Dukes making things physical inside, Baker started cooking outside the perimeter. Fellow senior Mabel Kiko delivered a jump pass to Baker in the left corner and she buried it with 1:25 left in the opening quarter. On the next possession, Baker stood at the top of the key looking for an open teammate. When none emerged, she fired away and canned a three from several feet beyond the arc to put Louisville ahead 12-4 in the final minute of the first quarter. Baker then hit another three-pointer in the second quarter and have 15 by halftime as the Lady Leopards took a 34-16 lead into the locker room.
Baker would pour in 16 more points in the second half. She made two more three-pointers in the fourth quarter, where she matched her first quarter total with 10 points. With under three minutes to play, Baker looked to crack the thirty-point mark. She missed a three-pointer and Marlington secured the rebound. Just seconds later, Baker stole a pass in the backcourt and took it to the basket to become just the fourth known player in program history to score 30 or more points in a single game.
Lady Leopards 30-Point Games (All-Time)
| Points | Player | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 39 | Sherilynn Mullett | 1/27/2021 | Youngstown Chaney | W 87-27 |
| 37 | Kerri Strobelt | 12/16/1980 | GlenOak | W 62-27 |
| 34 | Mandy Jaeb | 11/27/2007 | at Perry | L 67-72 |
| 33 | Kerri Strobelt | 12/1/1980 | at Salem | L 54-69 |
| 31 | Maggie Baker | 2/4/2026 | Marlington | W 67-30 |
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Kiko Finishes in Double Figures with 14
Senior Mabel Kiko scored 10 of her 14 points in the opening half for the Leopards. She cleaned up the glass all evening and scored on several putbacks. Kiko also contributed with several assists and at least one block on the defensive end.
Mikayla Salmons and Ella Tillett scored 6 points each. Salmons made a pair of three-pointers for her 6 points, including a half-court buzzer-beater to end the third quarter to double up Marlington at 50-25. Tillett scored all her points inside and recorded several blocks on defense.
Kloey Rukavina added a pair of baskets to finish with 4. Freshmen Ava Seitz and Makayla Tanner each knocked down a second-half three-pointer for their lone points.
Catania Leads Marlington with Team-High 9
Camryn Catania made 3 of the Dukes’ 6 three-pointers in the game and finished with a team-high 9 points. Marissa Walter also made a three-pointer and scored all 8 of her points in the final three periods. Addison Wittensoldner hit a pair of three-pointers for her 6 points. Other scorers for Marlington included Lillian Wittensoldner with 3, and Shelby Odey and Gabby Sampson with 2 each.
The Lady Dukes have now lost 3 straight and are now 7-11 on the season.
Leopards Vs. Dukes Girls Basketball Series
Louisville and Marlington have now split their last 6 meetings, with LHS taking the last 2 matchups. The Lady Leopards are now 72-22 against the Lady Dukes all-time, which includes a 35-12 record at home in the series. The 94 overall meetings are the most against any opponent in Louisville girls basketball history.
The 37-point victory is the most lopsided win over Marlington played at Louisville High School in the history of the rivalry. The Lady Leopards have defeated the Lady Dukes on the road by 37 points or more three times:
| Margin | Date | Location | W-L | Louisville | Marlington |
| 53 | 11/29/1988 | Away | W | 83 | 30 |
| 40 | 2/11/2015 | Away | W | 62 | 22 |
| 37 | 12/6/1979 | Away | W | 49 | 12 |
| 37 | 2/4/2026 | Home | W | 67 | 30 |
In the most recent victory in this segment, the 62-22 win at Marlington in 2015, Sarah Lairson also outscored the Dukes with a game-high 24 points.
Louisville is now 2-1 against former Northeastern Buckeye Conference foes this season.
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UP NEXT: The Lady Leopards will next host the Struthers Wildcats on Monday, February 9 in a varsity only contest starting at 6:00 PM.
RESCHEDULED SATURDAY GAME: The games at Cloverleaf originally scheduled for Saturday, February 7 have been moved to Monday, February 16.
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Marlington at Louisville Girls Varsity Basketball Statistics
LEOPARDS 67, DUKES 30
Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL
Marlington 4-12-9-5–30
Louisville 12-22-16-17–67
Marlington Dukes Girls Varsity Basketball Stats
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Camryn Catania | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Marissa Walter | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Addison Wittensoldner | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Lillian Wittensoldner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Shelby Odey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Gabby Sampson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 |
Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Basketball Stats
| Player | 2PT | 3PT | FG | FTM | FTA | Points |
| Maggie Baker | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 31 |
| Mabel Kiko | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| Mikayla Salmons | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ella Tillett | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Kloey Rukavina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ava Seitz | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Makayla Tanner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Natalia Tonnous | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 16 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 67 |
Fouls: 10-10
Records: Louisville 9-10, Marlington 7-11
