Marquette Catholic is on a four-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Althoff Catholic a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Marquette Catholic Explorers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Althoff Catholic Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Monday just wasn't the day for Marquette Catholic's offense. They lost 10-0 to Greenville on Monday. That's two games in a row now that the Explorers have lost by exactly ten runs.
Althoff Catholic couldn't beat Father McGivney Catholic on Tuesday even though they stacked seven runs on them in the first inning. The Crusaders came up short against the Griffins, falling 29-12.
Audrianna Lugge made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Arista Bunn, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Althoff Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Marquette Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Marquette Catholic got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in May of 2025 against Althoff Catholic by a conclusive 15-0 score. Will the Explorers repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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