Football Preview: Marquette Catholic Explorers vs. East Alton-Wood River Oilers
Marquette Catholic is 7-1 against East Alton-Wood River since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Marquette Catholic Explorers will venture away from home to face off against the East Alton-Wood River Oilers at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Marquette Catholic is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Clinton 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Explorers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 454th, while the Maroons are ranked 226th).
Marquette Catholic's defeat came about despite a quality game from Alex Mccloud, who rushed for 127 yards. Mccloud also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making four total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, East Alton-Wood River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They took a 21-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Civic Memorial.
Marquette Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for East Alton-Wood River, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Marquette Catholic against East Alton-Wood River in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 49-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marquette Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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