Marshall County had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Ballard Memorial Bombers out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Marshall County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Matthew Henderson looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Reese Oakley, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Ballard Memorial's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Collins, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Collins has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Marshall County has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-14 record this season. As for Ballard Memorial, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-11.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marshall County will take on Trigg County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marshall County is facing Trigg County at the right time seeing as Trigg County is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Ballard Memorial, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Livingston Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Livingston Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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