The Marshall Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Venice Gondoliers at 3:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Marshall can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They never let Mountain View onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Marshall.
Wes Pendleton made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Pendleton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pendleton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Ethan Sparks was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Venice entered their tilt with South East with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Jaguars out 2-1.
Venice's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Canon King, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Marshall's victory bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Venice, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season.
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