After starting their season with six straight games on the road, Mexico is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Marshall Owls at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Mexico is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Fulton by a score of 11-10 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Marshall waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over the Pirates. Considering the Owls have won five matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Aidyn Wilcoxson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Marshall got a massive performance out of Haven Casteel, who scored a run while going 3-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Casteel a new career-high in hits. Haylee Lent was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marshall kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Mexico's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Marshall, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-8.
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