Graves County is 2-8 against Marshall County since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Graves County Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Marshall County Marshals at 5:30 p.m. Graves County is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
On Monday, Graves County beat Murray 5-2.
Cole Woodward tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Gage Munsell relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Graves County got a big performance out of Drake Defreitas, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Cole Katzman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Marshall County came up short against Muhlenberg County on Saturday and fell 8-3. Marshall County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Graves County pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs per game. As for Marshall County, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-3.
Graves County beat Marshall County 7-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Graves County repeat their success, or does Marshall County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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