The Marquette University Hilltoppers will face off against the Middleton Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Marquette University is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Wauwatosa East, who was ranked 14th at the time (Marquette University was ranked 11th). The Hilltoppers never let the Red Raiders get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Tuesday. Considering Marquette University have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Middleton). They were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over Janesville Parker on Thursday. The win continues a trend for Middleton in their matchups with Janesville Parker: they've now won nine in a row.
The victory got Marquette University back to even at 5-5-3. As for Middleton, their win bumped their record up to 13-2-1.
Marquette University came out on top in a nail-biter against Middleton in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Hilltoppers repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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