Softball Preview: Marquette Mustangs vs. Hillsboro Hawks
The Marquette Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Hillsboro Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Hillsboro is hoping to do what Blair Oaks couldn't last Saturday: put an end to Marquette's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Marquette blew past Blair Oaks 11-1.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Black Cats as they made off with an 11-1 win. Considering the Hawks have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Hillsboro let Sophie Errante and Ashley Hilton loose on the outfield. Errante got on base in three of her five plate appearances with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run, while Hilton scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. What's more, Hilton also posted a .800 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Allison Uphoff, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hillsboro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .550. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Marquette has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season. As for Hillsboro, they pushed their record up to 15-8 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Marquette's way against Hillsboro in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as Marquette made off with an 8-0 win. Does Marquette have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hillsboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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