The Hannibal Pirates will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Marshall Owls at 1:00 p.m.
Hannibal will head into Wednesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Clark County on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run loss they were dealt on Tuesday. Hannibal fell just short of Clark County by a score of 3-1.
Avril Collier made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and an RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in batting average. The team also got some help courtesy of Harper Karr, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Marshall didn't have done well against Moberly recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Marshall never let Moberly onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Owls have posted since August 31st.
Not much got past Aidyn Wilcoxson, who gave up just five hits to keep Moberly off the board.
At the plate, Ainsley McCracken was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Hannibal's defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Marshall, their record now sits at 5-8.
Hannibal came up short against Marshall in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 12-7. Can Hannibal avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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