The Marshall Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Marshall is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Mt. Carmel on Monday. They lost 10-1 to the Golden Aces.
Marshall saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kade Patton, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Arthur-Okaw Christian got themselves on the board against Illinois C on Saturday, but Illinois C never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Crusaders as they made off with a 10-0 victory.
The team relied heavily on Grayson Schrock, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Rademacher, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Marshall has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season. As for Arthur-Okaw Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Everything went Marshall's way against Arthur-Okaw Christian in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Marshall made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marshall since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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