The Venice Gondoliers will head out on the road to face off against the Marshall Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Venice will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Venice sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over South East.
Venice saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Canon King, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Marshall put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Mountain View as Marshall made off with an 8-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Marshall.
Wes Pendleton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Pendleton has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pendleton was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Sparks, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Venice is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Marshall, their record now sits at 12-9.
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