The Marquette Catholic Explorers will venture away from home to take on the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marquette Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Althoff Catholic will be coming in after a loss.
Marquette Catholic's tournament run continued when they took on Red Bud on Saturday. Marquette Catholic enjoyed a cozy 43-28 win over Red Bud. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Explorers.
Meanwhile, Althoff Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Sunday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Parkway South, falling 47-26. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 293rd in Illinois, while the Patriots are ranked 120th in Missouri).
Marquette Catholic will have to contain Kamora Davis as she made an impact in Althoff Catholic's last game. She posted six points and nine boards.
Marquette Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points per game. As for Althoff Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Marquette Catholic came up short against Althoff Catholic in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 42-37. Can Marquette Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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