The Marshall County Tigers will face off against the Summertown Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marshall County will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Marshall County will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Central Magnet, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Marshall County never let Central Magnet get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tigers have posted against Central Magnet since April 17, 2018.
Lucas Hery
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Lucas Hery was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aden Kirby, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Summertown didn't have quite enough to beat Loretto on Tuesday and fell 2-1.
Summertown also got a good showing from Elijah Huckaba, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Huckaba has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances.
Marshall County pushed their record up to 6-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Summertown, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Marshall County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Summertown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Marshall County couldn't quite get it done against Summertown when the teams last played back in April of 2017 as they fell 8-3. Will Marshall County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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