Softball Recap: Marquette's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Marquette had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top against the Springville Orioles by a score of 11-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Defenders also won the last time the pair played back in June of 2024.

Marquette's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-10. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Springville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-13.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Marquette beat the Orioles by a score of 7-1 later that day.