The John Marshall Monarchs will venture away from home to square off against the Parkersburg Big Reds at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (John Marshall has three straight wins, Parkersburg has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, John Marshall needed a bit of extra time to put away Weir. They came out on top against the Red Riders by a score of 14-9. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Tommy Clegg was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Gaiser, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Parkersburg lost 14-4 to Hurricane on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that the Big Reds have lost by exactly ten runs.
Jesse Showalter made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Parkersburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for John Marshall, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
John Marshall skirted past Parkersburg 4-2 when the teams last played on Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for John Marshall since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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