The Marshall Mavericks will square off against the Nacogdoches Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Marshall nor Nacogdoches posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Marshall came up short against Whitehouse on Tuesday, falling 11-1. The Mavericks have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Marshall saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Crutcher, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Nacogdoches was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They fell 7-2 to Mt. Pleasant.
LT Garrett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 11 Ks.
Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Nacogdoches, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-18.
Marshall was able to grind out a solid victory over Nacogdoches in their previous matchup back in March, winning 9-6. Will the Mavericks repeat their success, or do the Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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