The Marquette Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Fort Zumwalt West Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. Marquette will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Last Tuesday, Marquette sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over St. Dominic.
Meanwhile, Fort Zumwalt West faced Howell in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Fort Zumwalt West fell just short of Howell by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Fort Zumwalt West has lost by just one run.
Joseph Rupp was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Nicholas Alagna made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Marquette's win bumped their record up to 8-15. As for Fort Zumwalt West, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-10.
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