Marshall will face off against Estancia at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Marshall is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Heritage Christian 4-3. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on five straight.
Michael Gerst looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Marshall saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Thatcher, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Adan Castro was another, earning one run and two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Estancia won against Pacifica Christian on Friday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Eagles beat Rancho Mirage by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-3. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Estancia pushed their record up to 19-13 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Marshall, their record is now 20-6-1.
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