The Marist Spartans will face off against the Marshfield Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marist has five straight victories, Marshfield has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Marist got the win against North Bend by a conclusive 15-5. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Sophia Lydon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Lydon was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Alyssa Witt was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That home run was her first of the season. Finley Schweigert was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Marist always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March.
Meanwhile, Marshfield came up short against Banks on Friday, falling 20-2.
Marist's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Marshfield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
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