There's no place like home for Marshall, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Heritage Hawks on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won four in a row.
Tucker Osborn made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Osborn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases.
Payton McGuire
| 03/18/25 vs Heritage | 2 |
| 05/13/24 @ Paris | 1 |
| 05/02/24 vs Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine | 1 |
| 04/06/24 @ Robinson | 1 |
| 03/28/24 vs North Central | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Payton McGuire, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Reed Ramey was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Marshall always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage only posted an OBP of .324.
The victory got Marshall back to even at 1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marshall will challenge Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Heritage, they will face off against Urbana at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
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