Baseball Game Preview: Junction City Tigers vs. Marshfield Pirates

For the first time this season, Junction City will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will face off against the Marshfield Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Junction City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

Junction City proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 11) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Cascade Christian 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted since May 7, 2024.

Junction City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madix Waldrop, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. That stolen base was Waldrop's first of the season. Josh Berry was another, scoring a run and stealing two bases.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marshfield). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 13-12 win over Sweet Home on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now won three in a row.

Junction City has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Marshfield, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.

Junction City took their win against Marshfield when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.