After flying high against Mater Dei last Wednesday, Marquette Catholic came back down to earth. The Marquette Catholic Explorers fell just short of the Althoff Catholic Crusaders by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The Explorers haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Marquette Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Althoff Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Marquette Catholic will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against Columbia at 4:30 p.m. Columbia will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Marquette Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. As for Althoff Catholic, they will head out to challenge Maryville Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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