The Granite City Warriors will challenge the Marquette Catholic Explorers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Granite City has given up an average of 14.8 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Granite City came up short against Greenville on Wednesday, falling 17-2. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Comets recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Granite City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Briagas, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Milyn Roehr was another, getting on base in both of her plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marquette Catholic). They blew past Metro-East Lutheran 25-8 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Explorers in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won seven in a row.
The team relied heavily on Jayla Dickson, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, three stolen bases, and seven RBI. Those five hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nylah McDonald, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs.
Marquette Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .763. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Marquette Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 5-7-1. As for Granite City, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Granite City couldn't quite finish off Marquette Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2025 and fell 8-6. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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