Marquette Catholic was the 7-3 winner over Jersey when they last played one another back in May of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Explorers took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers on Thursday.
Marquette Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Roth, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Marquette Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 16-14. As for Jersey, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-15.
Marquette Catholic and Jersey could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Explorers (ranked 191st) will meet Triad (ranked fourth) at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Jersey will challenge Edwardsville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (199 vs. 6).
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