The Marshall Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Alexandria Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marshall's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Alexandria's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Marshall can't be too worried about heading out to take on Alexandria: they just beat Luverne at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Marshall narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Luverne 5-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Alexandria had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Little Falls on Friday.
Marshall is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Alexandria, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Marshall came out on top in a nail-biter against Alexandria when the teams last played back in June of 2017, sneaking past 10-9. Will Marshall repeat their success, or does Alexandria have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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