The Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL) basketball crushed the host Maryville Christian Lions (Maryville, IL), 42-12 in Monday's league bout.

The Explorers now possess a 4-5 record. They play next when they host Father McGivney Catholic for a Gateway Metro bout on Thursday, December 19. Marquette Catholic will play a Griffins team coming off a 49-21 league win over Metro-East Lutheran (Edwardsville, IL). The Griffins record now stands at 6-3.

With the loss, Maryville Christian falls to 4-8 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Christ Our Rock Lutheran (Centralia, IL) to play the Silver Stallions in a Gateway Metro bout on Thursday, December 19. The Silver Stallions go into the bout with a record of 0-8. Christ Our Rock Lutheran lost 67-6 in their recent league bout against Father McGivney Catholic (Glen Carbon, IL)