It's playoff time, and Marshall Academy had no trouble coming through when it counted. They had just enough and edged out the North Delta Green Wave 8-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Marshall Academy let Charlie Cross and Tucker Chumney run wild. Cross went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI, while Chumney got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs. Those three hits gave Cross a new career-high.
Marshall Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Delta only managed five hits.
Patriots
| 05/06/25 @ North Delta | 8-7 |
| 04/29/25 @ Winona Christian | 6-5 |
| 04/25/25 @ Canton Academy | 10-2 |
| 04/15/25 @ St. Joseph | 19-2 |
| 04/15/25 @ St. Joseph | 5-0 |
| 04/11/25 @ West Union | 7-1 |
Marshall Academy's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-10. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for North Delta, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Green Wave beat Marshall Academy by a score of 11-5 on Wednesday.
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