The Marist Spartans will challenge the Pendleton Buckaroos on Friday. Marist is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season.
Marist is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Cascade 9-7. Surprisingly, this marked the Spartans' third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Marist let Finley Schweigert and Sophia Lydon run wild. Schweigert went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Lydon went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. Blakely Hauck was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Pendleton entered their tilt with Sweet Home on Tuesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Huskies a 10-0 shutout. The Buckaroos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matches by ten runs or more this season.
Marist is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.1 runs over those games. As for Pendleton, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Marist might still be hurting after the 20-10 loss they got from Pendleton in their previous matchup back in May of 2018. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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