Baseball Preview: Ash Grove Pirates vs. Marionville Comets
Ash Grove and Marionville are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Ash Grove Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Marionville Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ash Grove is looking to tack on another W to their 11-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Things were looking good for Ash Grove after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Stockton.
Ash Grove saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Mullins, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Marionville can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lockwood with a sharp 10-4 victory. Ten seems to be a good number for Marionville as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Isaac Stimpson and Preston Herd made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Stimpson struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Meanwhile, Herd tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Stimpson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Herd went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Garrisen Smith and Bradyn Batchman did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Batchman scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kanien Klineline, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Ash Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Marionville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Ash Grove came up short against Marionville in their previous meeting back in March, falling 10-6. Can Ash Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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