Baseball Preview: Marquette Crusaders vs. Yorkville Christian Mustangs
Marquette is 3-0 against Yorkville Christian since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Marquette Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Yorkville Christian Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. Marquette will be looking to keep their 22-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Marquette will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road victory of the season at Henry-Senachwine expense on Tuesday. Marquette fell just short of Henry-Senachwine by a score of 6-5. The loss put an end to Marquette's undefeated start to the season.
Meanwhile, Yorkville Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They put the hurt on Indian Creek with a sharp 31-1 win. Yorkville Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Marquette fell to 12-1. As for Yorkville Christian, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-8.
Marquette was able to grind out a solid win over Yorkville Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 9-4. Does Marquette have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yorkville Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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