Marshall had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They skirted past the Heritage Christian Warriors 4-3. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by just one run.
Michael Gerst looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Marshall saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Thatcher, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Another was Adan Castro, who earned one run and two stolen bases.
Marshall is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-9-1.
Coming up, Marshall will square off against Estancia at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Estancia will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Marshall surely won't give up without a fight. Heritage Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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