Marshall came tearing into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Robinson Maroons 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Marshall also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Kade Patton made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Patton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Patton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
In other batting news, Tucker Osborn was excellent, going 3-for-5 with a triple and an RBI.
On Robinson's side, they got a good showing from Chayse Aldrich, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Robinson saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Judson Pinkston, who went 1-for-5 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Robinson didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Marshall's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Robinson, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Marshall will head out on the road to take on Northview at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Robinson, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Teutopolis at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Teutopolis' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Robinson's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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