The Mater Dei Monarchs are taking a road trip to square off against the Marcus Marauders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mater Dei's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Temecula Valley by a score of 3-0. That's two games straight that the Monarchs have won by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Marcus had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Pumas as they made off with an 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Marauders, who have now won three contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Marcus' victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Mater Dei, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Mater Dei couldn't quite get it done against Marcus when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as they fell 4-1. Can the Monarchs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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