The Parkway West Longhorns will head out to challenge the Marquette Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Parkway West will be strutting in after a win while Marquette will be coming in after a loss.
Parkway West can't be too worried about heading out to take on Marquette: they just beat Fort Zumwalt East at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Longhorns' pitchers stepped up to hand the Lions a 3-0 shutout on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Longhorns.
Meanwhile, Marquette fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Lindbergh on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Flyers by a score of 4-3. The Mustangs' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Parkway West's victory bumped their record up to 4-11. As for Marquette, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Parkway West skirted past Marquette 3-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Longhorns repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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