Yorkville Christian is 0-4 against Marquette since April of 2022 but things could change on Saturday. The Mustangs will take on the Crusaders at 11:00 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Yorkville Christian came out on top against Lisle on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fifth inning. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 10-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their one-run performance the contest before.
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Tyler Gleason and Nolan Hooper did most of the damage at the plate: Gleason got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, while Hooper went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Those three runs gave Gleason a new career-high. Danny Paige also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Marquette had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bruins an 11-0 shutout.
Yorkville Christian pushed their record up to 9-5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Marquette, their victory bumped their record up to 17-1.
Yorkville Christian couldn't quite finish off Marquette in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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