Marquette Catholic had lost three games on the road, but after bumping their record up to 6-10 on Tuesday that streak is in the rearview. They blew past the Metro-East Lutheran Knights 10-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Explorers also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.
Kenna Lievers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
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At the plate, Marquette Catholic let Jayla Dickson and Allie Weiner run wild. Dickson went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple, while Weiner went 2-for-4 with five RBI, one triple, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave Dickson a new career-high. Alyssa Coles also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Marquette Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are 4-2 when they post 11 or more hits.
As for Metro-East Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
On Metro-East Lutheran's side, Alexis Weber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and six unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 13 Ks. Weber has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Metro-East Lutheran saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Weber, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Marquette Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Knights: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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