Marlette and Memphis are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Marlette Red Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Memphis Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marlette will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Marlette will head into Monday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Reese 13-11. 13 seems to be a good number for Marlette as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Memphis had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. Everything went their way against Owendale-Gagetown as Memphis made off with a 10-2 win.
Marlette's victory bumped their record up to 5-0-1. As for Memphis, their win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-0.
Marlette couldn't quite finish off Memphis in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 3-1. Thankfully for Marlette, Alison Deaner (who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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