Basketball Recap: Marquette Catholic Beats East Alton-Wood River for Their Third Straight Win

Explorers

Previous 3 Games

02/08/25 @ East Alton-Wood River	59-44
02/06/25 vs Maryville Christian	38-19
02/03/25 @ Metro-East Lutheran	58-14

Marquette Catholic waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They strolled past the East Alton-Wood River Oilers with points to spare, taking the game 59-44. Given the Explorers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Oilers are ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Marquette Catholic pushed their record up to 19-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points over those games. As for East Alton-Wood River, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-19 record this season.

Marquette Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Alton-Wood River, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 39-16 defeat against Wesclin on the 10th.