Mater Dei has gone 7-1 against Marquette Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Mater Dei Knights' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Marquette Catholic Explorers at 1:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Mater Dei came up short against Macomb and fell 29-20.
Meanwhile, Marquette Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Althoff Catholic on the road and fell 49-0. 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 472nd, while the Crusaders are ranked 38th).
Mater Dei now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Marquette Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Mater Dei against Marquette Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 57-28 victory. In that matchup, Mater Dei amassed a halftime lead of 49-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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