Baseball Game Preview: Junction City Tigers vs. Marshfield Pirates

For the second straight game, Junction City will face off against Marshfield. The Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Pirates at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Junction City has eight straight wins, Marshfield has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Six must be Junction City's lucky number: they beat Marshfield with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Tigers walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Pirates.

For Marshfield's part, Ewan Lindsey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Another player making a difference was Griff Kennedy, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.

Marshfield's loss dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Junction City, their win bumped their record up to 18-5.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Junction City has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Marshfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.