After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Texas, Mt. Pleasant was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Marshall Mavericks 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mt. Pleasant also won the last time the pair played back in March.
For Marshall's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke LaBouve, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. LaBouve has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Eli Emery, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Mt. Pleasant's win bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Marshall, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-8.
Mt. Pleasant will be playing in front of their home fans against Hallsville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hallsville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Mt. Pleasant's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Marshall, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pine Tree at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marshall is facing Pine Tree at the right time seeing as Pine Tree is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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