The Marshall Owls will face off against the Smith-Cotton Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marshall is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Marshall came up short against Mexico and fell 11-7.
Marshall saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Wilkinson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Haven Casteel, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Smith-Cotton entered their tilt with Capital City on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They skirted past the Cavaliers 6-4.
Marshall now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Smith-Cotton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
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