Baseball Recap: Columbia Wins Going Away Against Marquette Catholic

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/21/25 vs Marquette Catholic	13
04/09/25 @ Southwestern	12
04/16/25 vs Wesclin	10
04/07/25 vs Gibault Catholic	10
04/15/25 @ Roxana	6

Columbia barely beat Marquette Catholic the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles blew past the Explorers 14-1 on Monday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.

Columbia is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Marquette Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.

Columbia and Marquette Catholic should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Eagles will square off against East Alton-Wood River at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (135 vs. 465). Meanwhile, Marquette Catholic (ranked 113th) will meet Christ Our Rock Lutheran (ranked 311th) at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.