Illinois High School Basketball - Marquette Catholic nips Metro-East Lutheran
January 26, 2012: Alton, IL 62002 Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL) and the visiting Metro-East Lutheran Knights (Edwardsville, IL), saw Marquette Catholic's basketball squad hold off Metro-East Lutheran by a score of 47-45.
With the victory, Marquette Catholic improves its record to 10-8 on the campaign. The Explorers travel to West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester, IL) to battle the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 28. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a record of 12-9. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] won 51-24 in their recent non-league challenge against Greenfield/Northwestern (Greenfield, IL)
Next up, the Knights battle the East Alton-Wood River Oilers (Wood River, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Wednesday, February 1. Metro-East Lutheran will attempt to improve on its 14-8 season record.