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So, how is it going for junior guard Taji Alexa in her first high school action since breaking her wrist toward the end of last season for Mother McAuley?

Well, through her first seven games, she has scored 25 or more points three times.

“It took me a while to get back into the groove in the spring,” Alexa said. “But I think in the summer, I got back into the groove. I knew I was going to be OK, and if I kept working, I would be fine.”

The 5-foot-10 Alexa was definitely in the groove Tuesday night.

She scored eight of her team’s 11 points in the first quarter and finished with 26 to lead the host Mighty Macs to a 53-38 GCAC Red win over reigning Class 3A state champion Montini in Chicago.

Sophomore guard Nia Imala added 11 points and j

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