Southwestern and Marquette Catholic squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Southwestern had to settle for second. They lost 9-0 to the Explorers. While losing is never fun, Southwestern can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 355th, while Marquette Catholic are ranked 81st).
Southwestern dropped their record down to 4-16-1 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Marquette Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-6-2 record this season.
As of now, neither Southwestern nor Marquette Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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