Lions
| 04/21/25 vs Newton | 7 |
| 04/17/25 @ Paris | 12 |
| 04/15/25 vs Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] | 13 |
| 04/14/25 vs Robinson | 6 |
| 04/12/25 @ Terre Haute North Vigo | 6 |
| + 11 more games |
The Marshall Lions will face off against the Mattoon Greenwave at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Marshall is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
Marshall easily dispatched Paris on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Lions fell just short of Newton by a score of 9-7 on Monday. The Lions have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Lynn Welborn was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kyla Gustafson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Mattoon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 10-0 to Effingham.
Mattoon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenna Karnes, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Mattoon's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Marshall, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 12-4.
Mattoon's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Marshall has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Mattoon, though, as they've been averaging 8.7 hits. Given Marshall's sizable advantage in that area, the Greenwave will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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