Softball Game Preview: Marshall County Marshals vs. Crittenden County Rockets

By Team Reports Apr 24, 2024, 3:02pm

Softball Preview: Marshall County Marshals vs. Crittenden County Rockets

The Marshall County Marshals will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Crittenden County Rockets at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marshall County has three straight victories, Crittenden County has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Marshall County is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Calloway County (and have done all season long). Marshall County never let Calloway County onto the board and left with a 6-0 win on Tuesday.

Not much got past Allicen Harris, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Calloway County off the board.

At the plate, Macy McLeod was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Marin Oakley was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Crittenden County scored the most runs they've had all season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Lyon County by a score of 20-19.

Marshall County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Crittenden County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.

Marshall County came up short against Crittenden County in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, falling 6-2. Can Marshall County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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