Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fulton). Everything went their way against the Marshall Owls on Thursday as the Fulton Hornets made off with a 15-2 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Hornets needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
The team relied heavily on Layla Underwood, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP. Olivia Weaver was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fulton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 10.2.
Fulton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Marshall, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-10.
Fulton will take on North Callaway at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Marshall, they will challenge Kirksville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Marshall is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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