Illinois High School Softball - Newark holds off Marquette
March 20, 2023: Ottawa, IL 61350
The Newark Norsemen (Newark, IL) softball the host Marquette Crusaders (Ottawa, IL), 8-6 in Monday's non-league bout.
The Norsemen (2-0) will now prepare for their bout against Seneca (Seneca, IL). The Fighting Irish go into the non-league bout with a 1-0 record. In their last bout, Seneca held off Gardner-South Wilmington (Gardner, IL), 19-0, in a non-league bout.
The Crusaders now possess a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Peoria Notre Dame for a non-league bout on Thursday, March 23. Marquette will confront a Irish squad coming off a 10-0 league loss to Normal West (Normal, IL). The Irish record now stands at 0-2.