Baseball Game Preview: John Marshall Rockets vs. Austin Packers

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Previous Games

04/04/24 - Away	6-9 L
05/25/23 - Away	12-8 W
05/04/23 - Home	7-3 W
05/06/22 - Away	2-4 L
05/06/22 - Home	9-2 W
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John Marshall and Austin are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Rockets will host the Packers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

John Marshall lost 9-2 to Northfield on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Rockets in their meetings with the Raiders: they've now lost five in a row.

Meanwhile, Austin fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Kasson-Mantorville on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Komets by a score of 3-2. The Packers just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.

Keagen Duholm was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero).

On the hitting side, Austin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonah Klein, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.

John Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Austin, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.

John Marshall came up short against Austin in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 9-6. Will the Rockets have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.