The Marquette Catholic Explorers will face off against the Alton Redbirds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Marquette Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Alton will be coming in after a loss.
Marquette Catholic proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by seven) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a goal and slipped past Freeburg 2-1.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Alton's offense. They lost 9-0 to O'Fallon on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Alton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 274th, while O'Fallon are ranked first).
Marquette Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those five games. As for Alton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Marquette Catholic beat Alton 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Explorers repeat their success, or do the Redbirds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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