The Marshall Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Lodi Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Marshall is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Waterloo last Thursday. They fell 5-0 to the Pirates. Marshall's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Lodi might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-2 to Lake Mills, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Lodi has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lodi saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paxton Wyman, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Marshall now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Lodi, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Marshall came out on top in a nail-biter against Lodi when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marshall since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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