St. Bede hasn't had much luck against Marquette recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Bruins will take on the Crusaders at 12:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Bede 4.1, Marquette 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
St. Bede took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Hall by a score of 4-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Marquette came tearing into Friday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Comets with a sharp 17-5 victory. Considering the Crusaders have won 21 games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
St. Bede's win bumped their record up to 20-10. As for Marquette, their victory bumped their record up to 29-1.
St. Bede beat Marquette 6-1 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bruins 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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