The Marquette Catholic Explorers will head out to square off against the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marquette Catholic has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with ten straight defeats, while Althoff Catholic will come in with four straight victories.
Marquette Catholic's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Harrisburg on Friday. They were beaten by the Bulldogs 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 470th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 185th).
Meanwhile, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Althoff Catholic made off with a 53-52 win over Tolono Unity.
Dierre Hill Jr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 255 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry, and also picking 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. Jayden Ellington was another key player, rushing 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. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tolono Unity only rushed for 123.
Marquette Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Althoff Catholic, their victory 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 meeting 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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