The Marshall Bobcats will head out on the road to face off against the Yellville-Summit Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Marshall gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Hector. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Marshall.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Yellville-Summit made sure to put some runs up on the board against Bergman on Tuesday. Yellville-Summit never let Bergman onto the board and left with a 16-0 victory. That 16 run margin sets a new team best for Yellville-Summit this season.
Trinity Story made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Story was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Abby Methvin was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kynlie Florio, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Marshall has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season. As for Yellville-Summit, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything went Marshall's way against Yellville-Summit in their previous meeting on Monday as Marshall made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marshall since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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