Parkway South is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Thursday. They will host the Marquette Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after four games, but that won't be the case come Thursday.
Parkway South proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 11) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Liberty 3-2.

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Jordan Schneider was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Schneider wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luke Sullivan, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
While Marquette didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against St. Dominic by a score of 12-7 on Wednesday. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly five runs.
Parkway South's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Marquette, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Parkway South beat Marquette 6-2 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Does Parkway South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marquette turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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