The Metro-East Lutheran Knights soccer team (Edwardsville, IL), was overwhelmed 9-0 in Wednesday's league outing with the host Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL)

With the win, Marquette Catholic moves its record to 12-7 on the campaign. The Explorers travel to Hillsboro (Hillsboro, IL) to battle the Hiltoppers in a non-league outing on Friday, May 3. The Hiltoppers go into the outing with a record of 10-7. Hillsboro won 10-1 in their recent non-league outing against St. Teresa (Decatur, IL)

In their next game, the Knights battle the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins (Glen Carbon, IL) in a Gateway Metro outing, on Thursday, May 2. Metro-East Lutheran will attempt to move on its 1-16 season record. The Griffins go into the outing with a 15-3 record after their 7-0 non-league win over Gibault Catholic (Waterloo, IL).