Marsing is 0-4 against McCall-Donnelly since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Marsing Huskies will face off against the McCall-Donnelly Vandals at 1:00 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Marsing got the win against Vision by a conclusive 12-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Marsing.
Lily Thoene and Brooklyn Roadenbaugh were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Thoene didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Roadenbaugh struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. At bat, Thoene scored a run while going 4-for-5, while Roadenbaugh scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor Callison, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ariel Ingersoll, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, even though Canyon Ridge scored an imposing ten runs on Friday, McCall-Donnelly still came out on top. Everything went McCall-Donnelly's way against Canyon Ridge as McCall-Donnelly made off with an 18-10 win. With that victory, McCall-Donnelly brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Monique Brewer, who went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Val Sofaly, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Marsing's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for McCall-Donnelly, they pushed their record up to 2-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Marsing has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like McCall-Donnelly struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Marsing might still be hurting after the 21-9 loss they got from McCall-Donnelly when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Can Marsing avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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