Marshall put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let the Willmar Cardinals onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory. While fans of Marshall might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Harley Beek made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Beek has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Beek was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on MacKenzie Olsen, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jayda Bednarek, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Marshall is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Willmar, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-14.
Marshall will head out on the road to challenge Mound-Westonka at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Willmar, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Sauk Rapids-Rice at 4:30 p.m. Willmar and Sauk Rapids-Rice are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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