Marshall County is 9-1 against Murray since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Marshall County Marshals will be playing at home against the Murray Tigers at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marshall County has three straight victories, Murray has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Marshall County's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Tuesday, when they got past Murray's usually-dominant pitching crew. Marshall County was the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Murray.
Gavin Clark made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Clark was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Preston Holman, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Reese Oakley was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Marshall County's win bumped their record up to 8-12. As for Murray, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
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