Softball Preview: Marshall County Marshals vs. Ballard Memorial Bombers
Marshall County is 8-1 against Ballard Memorial since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Marshall County Marshals will head out on the road to face off against the Ballard Memorial Bombers at 6:00 p.m. Marshall County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Ballard Memorial's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Marshall County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Caldwell County just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Marshall County couldn't push the score so high this time.
Marshall County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marin Oakley, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Ballard Memorial came up short against Webster County on Saturday and fell 7-4.
Marshall County's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6. As for Ballard Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Marshall County took their victory against Ballard Memorial in their previous meeting on April 12th by a conclusive 8-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marshall County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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