Marquette Catholic is 7-1-1 against Father McGivney Catholic since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Marquette Catholic Explorers will venture away from home to face off against the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins at 4:30 p.m. Marquette Catholic is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Marquette Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Metro-East Lutheran an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Explorers have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Father McGivney Catholic after they claimed the first goal on Tuesday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell just short of Althoff Catholic by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that the Griffins let down their fans at home.
Their goal came courtesy of
Mason Holmes, who's now up to four this season.
Marquette Catholic's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Father McGivney Catholic, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-1-1.
Marquette Catholic suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Father McGivney Catholic in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Marquette Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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