The Marshall County Marshals will head out on the road to challenge the Lyon County Lyons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marshall County will be strutting in after a victory while Lyon County will be coming in after a loss.
Marshall County is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Murray (and have done all season long). Marshall County put the hurt on Murray with a sharp 9-1 win on Tuesday.
Allicen Harris spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marshall County got a big performance out of Gracelyn Darnall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Merriel Jackson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lyon County came up short against Webster County on Tuesday and fell 8-3. Lyon County has not had much luck with Webster County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lilly Perry put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. Perry was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Perry wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Davis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Marshall County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. As for Lyon County, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-12.
Everything went Marshall County's way against Lyon County in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Marshall County made off with a 16-0 win. Does Marshall County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lyon County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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