Baseball Preview: Marshall Eagles vs. Mountain View Vikings
The Marshall Eagles will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Mountain View Vikings at 3:30 p.m. Marshall's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Mountain View's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Marshall came up short against Alhambra and fell 6-3.
Marshall got a good showing from Michael Gerst, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Derek Esparza made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous four contests, Mountain View brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They blew past El Monte 10-1. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Mountain View's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
JUAN LIANARES was a standout: he scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. LUKE DAVILA was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Marshall's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Mountain View, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8.
Everything went Marshall's way against Mountain View in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Marshall made off with an 8-2 win. Does Marshall have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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