Baseball Preview: Marquette Catholic Explorers vs. Collinsville Kahoks
The Marquette Catholic Explorers will head out on the road to challenge the Collinsville Kahoks at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Marquette Catholic will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Marquette Catholic ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They blew past Metro-East Lutheran 16-9. Marquette Catholic's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Joe Stephan was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mykai Taylor, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Collinsville has not done well against Belleville West recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Collinsville narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Belleville West 15-14. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Marquette Catholic pushed their record up to 8-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Collinsville, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
Marquette Catholic might still be hurting after the 15-7 defeat they got from Collinsville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Marquette Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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