Marquette Catholic lost against Columbia back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Marquette Catholic Explorers fell just short of the Columbia Eagles by a score of 5-3. Marquette Catholic has not had much luck with Columbia recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Marquette Catholic got a good showing from Mathew Cain, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Cain has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Marquette Catholic saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Pruitt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Marquette Catholic's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6. As for Columbia, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-4.
Marquette Catholic will be playing at home against Althoff Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Althoff Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Columbia, they will head out on the road to challenge East Alton-Wood River at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games Columbia has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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