Illinois High School Basketball - Routt Catholic over Marquette Catholic
February 8, 2022: Jacksonville, IL 62650 Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Routt Catholic Rockets (Jacksonville, IL) and the visiting Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL), saw Routt Catholic's basketball squad overcome Marquette Catholic by a tally of 54-41.
With the victory, Routt Catholic improves its record to 21-5 on the campaign. The Rockets travel to Pleasant Hill (Pleasant Hill, IL) to confront the Wolves in a Western Illinois Valley challenge on Wednesday, February 9. The Wolves come into the challenge with a record of 1-18. Pleasant Hill lost 56-46 in their recent league challenge against Calhoun (Hardin, IL)
Next up, the Explorers confront the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins (Glen Carbon, IL) in a Prairie State challenge, on Friday, February 11. Marquette Catholic will attempt to improve on its 15-11 season record. The Griffins come into the challenge with a 15-13 record after their 73-36 non-league win over Ramsey (Ramsey, IL).
