Marquette Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They were beaten by the Clinton Maroons 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Explorers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 455th, while the Maroons are ranked 226th).
Despite the loss, Marquette Catholic still got an impressive performance from Alex Mccloud, who rushed for 127 yards. Mccloud also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making four total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Keaton Graves was a one-man wrecking crew for Clinton as he rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also threw for 125 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Graves a new career-high in rushing yards.
Marquette Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Clinton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Marquette Catholic is taking a road trip to challenge East Alton-Wood River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Clinton, they will face off against Tremont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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