Marshall has gone a perfect 3-0 against Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Marshall Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] Titans at 4:30 p.m. Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Marshall, who comes in off a win.
Marshall took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-4 win over Heritage. The Lions haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Tucker Osborn made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Osborn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Payton McGuire
| 03/18/25 vs Heritage | 2 |
| 05/13/24 @ Paris | 1 |
| 05/02/24 vs Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine | 1 |
| 04/06/24 @ Robinson | 1 |
| 03/28/24 vs North Central | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Payton McGuire, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Garrett Pugh was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Marshall always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage only posted an OBP of .324.
Meanwhile, Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] lost 14-4 to Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Titans in their meetings with Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg: they've now lost nine in a row.
Marshall beat Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] 5-1 in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Does Marshall have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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