Marquette proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by six) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Houghton Gremlins and snuck past 7-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Marquette also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Marquette's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Halen McCollum, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Chase Niemi, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Marquette now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Houghton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Marquette by a score of 12-11 later that day.
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