Althoff Catholic and Marquette Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2016, but likely not for long. The Althoff Catholic Crusaders are taking a road trip to square off against the Marquette Catholic Explorers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Althoff Catholic's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Althoff Catholic is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Columbia just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Crusaders couldn't quite close it out.
Althoff Catholic was without their leading scorer, Nate Pitre, in Monday's matchup. With Pitre sitting this one out, Zach Winkler got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 57.1).
Meanwhile, Marquette Catholic kept a clean sheet against Granite City on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Warriors. Given the Explorers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Warriors are ranked 178th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Althoff Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Marquette Catholic, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Althoff Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Marquette Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Althoff Catholic repeat their success, or does Marquette Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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