There's no place like home for Marquette, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They had just enough and edged the St. Dominic Crusaders out 8-7. This was payback for Marquette, who suffered a 4-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
For St. Dominic's part, they got a good showing from Cooper Smith, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nate Milam was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Henke, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, St. Dominic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Marquette pushed their record up to 8-15 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for St. Dominic, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.
Marquette will be playing at home against Vianney at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Marquette is facing Vianney at the right time seeing as Vianney is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for St. Dominic, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Charles West at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games St. Dominic has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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