The Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL) soccer bounced the host Metro-East Lutheran Knights (Edwardsville, IL), 10-1 in Thursday's league bout.

With the win, Marquette Catholic moves its record to 14-5 on the campaign. The Explorers travel to Waterloo (Waterloo, IL) to battle the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Monday, October 10. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 8-9. Waterloo won 2-1 in their recent league bout against Triad (Troy, IL)

In their next game, the Knights battle the Staunton Bulldogs (Staunton, IL) in a non-league bout, on Friday, October 7. Metro-East Lutheran will attempt to move on its 5-16 season record. The Bulldogs come into the match with a 8-11 record after their 2-1 non-league loss to Roxana (Roxana, IL).