The Alton Redbirds will head out on the road to square off against the Marquette Catholic Explorers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Alton has given up an average of 4.5 goals per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Alton came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 9-0 to O'Fallon. While losing is never fun, Alton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 274th, while O'Fallon are ranked first).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Marquette Catholic sidestepped Freeburg for a 2-1 win.
Marquette Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those five contests. As for Alton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Alton came up short against Marquette Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 3-1. Can the Redbirds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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