Midland had lost eight straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 2-18 to make it nine. They lost 14-1 to the Marquette Crusaders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Monday.
Midland saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Cordio, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Cordio has hit this season.
As for Marquette, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 22-6. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 matchups by six runs or more this season.
On Marquette's side, they got a great performance from Savanah Erickson as she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Those eight strikeouts gave Erickson a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Makayla Backos was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Hunter Hopkins was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Midland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Marquette, they will be playing at home against Bloomington Central Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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