The Marquette Catholic Blazers are on the road again on Monday to play the Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Marquette Catholic's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Morgan Township on Wednesday. They lost 19-0 to the Cherokees. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Marquette Catholic's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Lake Station Edison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell just short of Merrillville by a score of 12-11. Even though they lost, Lake Station Edison's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.3 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
La'Mya Brown and Savannah Lazaro stepped up to the plate in a big way. Brown scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Lazaro scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Harley Hileman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Marquette Catholic dropped their record down to 2-3 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lake Station Edison, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Marquette Catholic took their victory against Lake Station Edison when the teams last played back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 7-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marquette Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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