The Pierce City Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Marionville Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Pierce City's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Diamond on Monday. They suffered a tough 18-0 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats. Pierce City's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, Marionville fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Sarcoxie on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 4-2.
Bailey Hosbach spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marionville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kierstan Smith, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Pierce City's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Marionville, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
Pierce City beat Marionville 12-8 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Pierce City repeat their success, or does Marionville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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