The Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL) basketball were winner over the visiting Roxana Shells (Roxana, IL), 37-17 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Explorers now possess a 10-9 record. They play next when they travel to Staunton for a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 28. Marquette Catholic will play a Bulldogs team coming off a 64-46 non-league win over West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester, IL). The Bulldogs record now stands at 18-3.

With the loss, Roxana falls to 10-12 on the campaign. The Shells travel to Carrollton (Carrollton, IL) to play the Hawks in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 25. The Hawks go into the bout with a record of 17-6. Carrollton won 53-36 in their recent non-league bout against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg, IL)