Marshall was handed a 21-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They skirted past the Waterloo Pirates 1-0. The one-run effort marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Kennedy Weisensel
| 04/29/25 vs Waterloo | 15 |
| 04/24/25 @ Wisconsin Heights | 16 |
| 04/21/25 vs Belleville | 8 |
| 04/19/25 @ Sun Prairie West | 11 |
| 04/19/25 vs DeForest | 7 |
| + 8 more games |
The result came thanks to Kennedy Weisensel's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Marshall's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Makayla Nemec, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Marshall has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Waterloo, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Marshall didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-0 victory against Lakeside Lutheran on the 2nd. Waterloo has also already played their next matchup (against Wisconsin Heights), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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