St. Bede hasn't had much luck against Marquette recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Bruins will square off against the Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. St. Bede's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Marquette's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Bede was handed a 11-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Rockridge 3-1.
St. Bede's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gus Burr, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, after a string of 12 wins, Marquette's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Yorkville Christian by a score of 7-5.
Marquette's defeat dropped their record down to 17-2. As for St. Bede, their win bumped their record up to 15-4.
St. Bede suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Marquette in their previous meeting on Thursday. Can the Bruins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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