Marquette hasn't had much luck against Maquoketa Valley recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Defenders will head out on the road to challenge the Wildcats. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marquette has three straight victories, Maquoketa Valley has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Marquette had just enough and edged out Alburnett 5-4. That's two games straight that the Defenders have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Maquoketa Valley didn't have quite enough to beat Edgewood-Colesburg on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
Marquette pushed their record up to 18-11 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Maquoketa Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-12.
Marquette couldn't quite get it done against Maquoketa Valley in their previous meeting back in June as they fell 4-0. Can the Defenders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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