After flying high against Putnam County on Wednesday, Marquette came back down to earth. The Crusaders took a 53-35 bruising from the Seneca Fighting Irish on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Crusaders in their meetings with the Fighting Irish: they've now lost four in a row.
Marquette's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Seneca, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-14 record this season.
Marquette and Seneca could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Crusaders will face off against Wethersfield at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (478 vs. 230). Meanwhile, Seneca (ranked 428th) will meet Winnebago (ranked 80th) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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