The Marquette Catholic Explorers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 44-21 loss at the hands of Althoff Catholic. Marquette Catholic lost against Althoff Catholic in their previous head to head back in January, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 43-28 score last time.
Althoff Catholic was led to victory by Emilee Travnicek and Kamora Davis. Travnicek scored 14 points along with 9 rebounds and 3 steals, while Davis dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Travnicek has scored at least 25% of Althoff Catholic's points. Amalia Distler was another key contributor, scoring 6 points along with 3 steals.
Marquette Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Althoff Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
Marquette Catholic will head out on the road to face off against Metro-East Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Illinois (Metro-East Lutheran is ranked 608th, while Marquette Catholic is ranked 591st). As for Althoff Catholic, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Maryville Christian at 6:00 p.m. Maryville Christian is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
