New Ulm is 9-1 against Marshall since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The New Ulm Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Marshall Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
New Ulm will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Friday, then bounced right back against Jordan on Saturday. New Ulm blew past Jordan 14-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Ulm.
Meanwhile, Marshall won against Hutchinson on Saturday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Marshall never let Mound-Westonka onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. That's two games straight that Marshall has won by exactly eight runs.
Morgan Bjella was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Bjella has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Bjella was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brielle Riess, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Halla Casavan was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
New Ulm's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Marshall, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
New Ulm was able to grind out a solid win over Marshall in their previous matchup back in April, winning 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Bjella, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will New Ulm still be able to contain Bjella? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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