The Marquette Defenders will face off against the Starmont Stars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Marquette has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Starmont will arrive with four straight victories.
Marquette came into this matchup off a tough 13-run defeat on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Wilton by a score of 7-5 on Friday. On the bright side, the five- run performance marked the Defenders' highest-scoring match to date.
While Starmont didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against East Buchanan on Thursday as they made off with an 11-3 win. The Stars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by eight runs or more this season.
Starmont's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 10.3 runs this season. As for Marquette, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Marquette couldn't quite finish off Starmont when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can the Defenders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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