Marionville is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Ash Grove is on a 11-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Marionville Comets will take on the Ash Grove Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marionville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Marionville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Lockwood 10-4. Ten seems to be a good number for Marionville as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Isaac Stimpson and Preston Herd made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Stimpson struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Meanwhile, Herd tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Stimpson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Herd went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Marionville let Garrisen Smith and Bradyn Batchman loose on the outfield. Smith scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Batchman scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kanien Klineline, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ash Grove started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Stockton. They fell 9-6 to the Tigers on Tuesday.
Ash Grove saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Mullins, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Marionville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Ash Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Marionville was able to grind out a solid victory over Ash Grove when the teams last played back in March, winning 10-6. Will Marionville repeat their success, or does Ash Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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