Baseball Preview: Marquette Catholic Blazers vs. Kouts Mustangs & Fillies
Marquette Catholic and Kouts are an even 3-3-1 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Marquette Catholic Blazers will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Kouts Mustangs & Fillies at 5:00 p.m.
Marquette Catholic is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 25 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Westville on Monday. They lost 13-2 to the Blackhawks.
Meanwhile, Kouts waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Senators onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
Landon Garrett made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Garrett has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Garrett was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, Cooper Whitaker was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Marquette Catholic has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6-1 record this season. As for Kouts, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5-1.
Marquette Catholic came up short against Kouts when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Will Marquette Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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