Soccer Recap: Houghton Comes Up Short

If Houghton was feeling good fresh off their 4-0 takedown of Grayling last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gremlins came up short against the Marquette Sentinels on Tuesday, falling 4-1. The loss continues a trend for Houghton in their meetings with Marquette: they've now lost five in a row.

Houghton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Marquette, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.

Houghton has already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Iron Mountain on the 7th. As for Marquette, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next contest, a 1-0 loss against St. Francis on the 9th.