Standings in the 5th and 6th grade boys in-town division tightened Saturday as the division's top two teams lost nail-biters. LSU fell to Marquette by 4 points. Texas lost to Notre Dame by 1 point. As a result, LSU maintains a 1 1/2 game lead over Texas with three teams - Notre Dame, Villanova and Marquette right on their heels.
LSU's loss brought to an end a brilliant seven-game winning streak. LSU were stymied by the ref's whistle. LSU was called for a record 22 fouls to Marquette's 11. Three LSU players (Walter Rivas, Will Howes and Noah Kleitsch) were disqualified with five fouls each, marking the first time this season that any LSU player has fouled out of a game.
LSU was still nearly able to overcome the fouls. Two of LSU's fabulous fifth graders combined for 11 points. Noah Kleitsch dropped in seven points in a breakthrough performance. Nick Liccardi added four in addition to taking on a big part of the responsibility on defense. Will Howes dropped in 21 points after an early injury took him out of the game.
LSU returns to action on Saturday in Chester against second place Texas.
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