Softball Game Preview: Marquette Catholic Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 7:23am

Softball Preview: Marquette Catholic Blazers vs. New Prairie Cougars

The Marquette Catholic Blazers will head out on the road to square off against the New Prairie Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marquette Catholic knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully New Prairie likes a good challenge.

Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Marquette Catholic had to settle for a 14-13 defeat against Hammond Central.

Meanwhile, New Prairie stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They never let Glenn onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory. While fans of New Prairie might be used to big wins, the 13-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.

The team relied heavily on Ella Chelminiak, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kerrigan Evans, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.

Marquette Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for New Prairie, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.

Marquette Catholic suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to New Prairie when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Thankfully for Marquette Catholic, Abby Robakowski (who went 3-for-3 with a home run and a double) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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