Marshall's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Kirksville Tigers. This was payback for the Owls, who suffered an 11-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Riley Wilkinson made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Wilkinson wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brooklynn Davenport, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Marshall didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Marshall's win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 10-10. As for Kirksville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Marshall will have a chance to go back-to-back against Kirksville: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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