The Marshall Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Mt. Carmel Golden Aces at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Marshall will be strutting in after a win while Mt. Carmel will be coming in after a loss.
Marshall's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine with a sharp 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Marshall.
RJ Mattas made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Mattas has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mattas was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Marshall let Kaden Matzke and Dominic Huisinga loose on the outfield. Matzke scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Huisinga scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Crumrin, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 16-2 to Gibson Southern. Mt. Carmel has not had much luck with Gibson Southern recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Mt. Carmel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Browning, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
The win got Marshall back to even at 11-11. As for Mt. Carmel, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.
Marshall couldn't quite finish off Mt. Carmel in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 11-9. Can Marshall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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