Crusaders
| 04/01/25 vs Woodland | 18 |
| 04/03/25 @ Woodland | 17 |
| 04/08/25 @ Dwight | 12 |
| 04/29/25 vs Putnam County | 10 |
| 04/26/25 vs Yorkville Christian | 10 |
Marquette entered their tilt with Putnam County on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 11-1 victory. Considering the Crusaders have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Savanah Erickson made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Taylor Cuchra and Hunter Hopkins did most of the damage at the plate: Cuchra went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Hopkins went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Hopkins a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Avery Durdan, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
Marquette was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in five consecutive contests.
Marquette's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Putnam County, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-11 record this season.
Marquette will have a chance to go back-to-back against Putnam County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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