Baseball Preview: Houghton Gremlins vs. Marquette Redmen
The Houghton Gremlins will head out on the road to square off against the Marquette Redmen at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Houghton will be strutting in after a win while Marquette will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with five losses in a row dating back to last season, Houghton finally turned things around against Wright on Monday. Houghton had just enough and edged Wright out 3-2.
Meanwhile, after constant struggles on the road, Marquette has finally found some success away from home. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kingsford on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Marquette has lost by exactly four runs.
Marquette saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Toyras, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The victory got Houghton back to even at 1-1. As for Marquette, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Houghton couldn't quite finish off Marquette in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can Houghton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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