Marshall won the last time they faced Richland County, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Marshall Lions walked away with a 9-5 win over the Richland County Tigers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Marshall.
Kyla Gustafson looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Lynn Welborn was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. McKenzie Davis was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
On Richland County's side, Bailey Rennier made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Bloomer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Richland County was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marshall didn't hit any.
Marshall pushed their record up to 18-6 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Richland County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-10.
Marshall will challenge Pinckneyville at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Richland County, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Paris at 4:30 p.m. Richland County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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