Marsing is 1-7 against Cole Valley Christian since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Marsing Huskies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cole Valley Christian Chargers at 5:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Marsing took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Melba with a sharp 15-1 win. With that victory, Marsing brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Lily Thoene was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kylie Goostrey, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Cole Valley Christian gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against Melba as Cole Valley Christian made off with a 23-8 victory. The win was familiar territory for Cole Valley Christian who now have nine in a row.
Lauren Colson and Karlie Barnum made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Colson pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Barnum tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Colson went 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Barnum went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Abbie English, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Conder, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Marsing's victory bumped their record up to 9-12-2. As for Cole Valley Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4-1 record this season.
Marsing suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Cole Valley Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barnum, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that Marsing knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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