Marshall County is 9-1 against Murray since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Marshall County Marshals will be playing at home against the Murray Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Marshall County is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Caldwell County just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 4-2.
Marshall County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marin Oakley, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Murray fell victim to Graves County and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 10-0 to the Eagles. Murray has not had much luck with Graves County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Marshall County's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6. As for Murray, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Marshall County took their win against Murray in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 8-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Murray's Kylie Chapman, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Marshall County still be able to contain Chapman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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