The Marquette Catholic Explorers will head out on the road to challenge the Hayti Indians at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hayti took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Marquette Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Marquette Catholic will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Madison on Friday. The Explorers simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Trojans 49-13. The result was nothing new for the Explorers, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Jhordyn Croft had a dynamite game, rushing for 129 yards and three TDs. Noah Menke was in the mix too, providing Marquette Catholic with two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Marquette Catholic's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Aidan Hayes refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself.
Meanwhile, Hayti was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 49-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Caruthersville. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Tigers are ranked 119th).
Marquette Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.2 points over those games. As for Hayti, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
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