Alton managed to keep up with Marquette Catholic until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Alton Redbirds lost 4-1 to the Marquette Catholic Explorers. The loss was the Redbirds' first of the season.
Their goal came courtesy of
Chad Fournie, who's now up to two this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Alton fell to 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Alton will challenge Belleville East at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Marquette Catholic, they will head out on the road to square off against Roxana at 10:00 a.m. on Monday.
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