Illinois High School Basketball - Marquette Catholic triumphant over Metro-East Lutheran
February 3, 2025: Edwardsville, IL 62025 The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Marquette Catholic Explorers (Alton, IL) and the host Metro-East Lutheran Knights (Edwardsville, IL), observed Marquette Catholic's basketball team overwhelm Metro-East Lutheran by a margin of 58-14.
The Explorers (17-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Maryville Christian (Maryville, IL). The Lions come into the Gateway Metro challenge with a 11-14 record. In their last challenge, Maryville Christian was trounced by Althoff Catholic (Belleville, IL), 51-30, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Knights battle the Father McGivney Catholic Griffins (Glen Carbon, IL) in a Gateway Metro challenge, on Thursday, February 6. Metro-East Lutheran will attempt to better on its 2-23 season record. The Griffins come into the challenge with a 17-10 record after their 55-22 non-league win over Sandoval (Sandoval, IL).