The Marquette Crusaders are taking a road trip to face off against the Marmion Cadets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marquette is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Marmion's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Marquette hadn't allowed a single run the last five times they've hit the field. Everything went Marquette's way against Newark on Monday as Marquette made off with a 15-0 victory. Fans of the Crusaders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Meanwhile, Marmion came up short against Plainfield North on Tuesday, falling 11-5. The Cadets haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Marmion's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2-1. As for Marquette, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Marquette skirted past Marmion 4-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2015. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marquette 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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