Basketball Recap: East Alton-Wood River Falls Short of Marquette Catholic in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Alton-Wood River can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Marquette Catholic Explorers and fell 67-39. The Oilers haven't had much luck with the Explorers recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.

Tamarion Marshall

Field Goal Percentage

02/24/25 @ Marquette Catholic	55%
02/20/25 vs Dupo	75%
02/17/25 @ Breese Central	57%

When it comes to explaining why East Alton-Wood River lost on Monday, don't look at Tamarion Marshall. Despite the final result, he went 6-for-11 on his way to 20 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds. Marshall is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 55% in the last three games he's played. Jordyn Spiller was another key player, putting up seven points and five boards.

East Alton-Wood River's defeat dropped their record down to 4-28. As for Marquette Catholic, the win got them back to even at 16-16.

East Alton-Wood River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Marquette Catholic has already played their next game (against Southwestern), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.