The Marquette Catholic Explorers will take on the Roxana Shells at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marquette Catholic is looking for their season's first win.
Marquette Catholic's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington on Saturday. They took a blow against the Trojans, falling 42-0.
Meanwhile, Roxana strolled past East Alton-Wood River with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 27-8. Given the Shells' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Oilers are ranked 434th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marquette Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Roxana, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Marquette Catholic was taken down by Roxana 52-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Marquette Catholic, Evan Wells (who rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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