The Marshall Lions will challenge the Pinckneyville Panthers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Marshall: 4, Pinckneyville: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, Marshall was able to grind out a solid victory over Richland County, taking the game 9-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Marshall.
Kyla Gustafson looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lynn Welborn, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenzie Davis, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Effingham typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Pinckneyville proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Flaming Hearts by a score of 9-4.
Marshall pushed their record up to 18-6 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pinckneyville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
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