Marquette and De Smet Jesuit squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Marquette had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 63-17 loss at the hands of the Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Spartans are ranked 23rd).
Marquette is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9. As for De Smet Jesuit, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Marquette does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for De Smet Jesuit, they will challenge Christian Brothers at 7:00 p.m. on November 7. The Spartans will need to watch out since the Cadets have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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