Thursday just wasn't the day for St. Bede's offense. They lost 11-0 to the Marquette Crusaders on Thursday. The Bruins haven't had much luck with the Crusaders recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
St. Bede's loss dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Marquette, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
St. Bede and Marquette should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Bruins (ranked 89th) will meet Rockridge (ranked 267th) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Marquette will take on Yorkville Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (48 vs. 364). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Crusaders 1, the Mustangs 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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