The Marshall Cardinals will take on the McFarland Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Marshall's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 11-0 margin over Wisconsin Heights. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Vanguards recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Kennedy Weisensel
| 04/24/25 @ Wisconsin Heights | 16 |
| 04/21/25 vs Belleville | 8 |
| 04/19/25 @ Sun Prairie West | 11 |
| 04/19/25 vs DeForest | 7 |
| 04/17/25 @ Cambridge | 14 |
| + 7 more games |
Kennedy Weisensel was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Sydney Stuntebeck and Kierstin Hoel did most of the damage at the plate: Stuntebeck went 3-for-5 with four RBI and two runs, while Hoel got on base in three of her five plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs. Those four RBI gave Stuntebeck a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carly Checky, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Marshall was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wisconsin Heights only posted a batting average of .045.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McFarland). They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Stoughton 13-12. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Marshall's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for McFarland, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Marshall couldn't quite get it done against McFarland in their previous meeting back in May of 2016 as they fell 3-0. Can the Cardinals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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