Alton lost against Marquette Catholic two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Alton Redbirds came up short against the Marquette Catholic Explorers, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Redbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Explorers are ranked 18th).
Alton's goal came courtesy of
Chad Fournie, who's now up to five this season.
Alton's loss dropped their record down to 4-4-1. As for Marquette Catholic, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Alton will take on Collinsville at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Alton is facing Collinsville at the right time seeing as Collinsville is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Marquette Catholic, they will face off against Granite City at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Marquette Catholic's defense has only allowed 0.2 goals per game this season, so Granite City's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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