The Marquette Catholic Explorers will head out to face off against the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Marquette Catholic is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Collinsville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Kahoks by a score of 8-7.
Will Fahnestock was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season. Tyler Roth was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Southwestern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 5-2 to North Mac.
Southwestern saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Kunz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The defeat was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 9-5. As for Southwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Marquette Catholic took their victory against Southwestern in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 14-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Explorers 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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