The Marquette Catholic Explorers will head out on the road to take on the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marquette Catholic, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Althoff Catholic's (thus far) undefeated season.
Marquette Catholic's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Harrisburg on Friday. They were outmatched by the Bulldogs at home and fell 54-0. While losing is never fun, the Explorers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 471st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 186th).
Meanwhile, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Althoff Catholic made off with a 53-52 victory over Tolono Unity.
It was another big night for Dierre Hill Jr, who rushed for 255 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 48 receiving yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jayden Ellington, who rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Althoff Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 305 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 305 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Marquette Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Althoff Catholic, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Marquette Catholic was taken down by Althoff Catholic 42-0 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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