The Marshall Redhawks will take on the Hillsdale Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Marshall's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Hillsdale has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
While Marshall's victory against Harper Creek wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Redhawks narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Beavers 7-5. The victory continues a trend for the Redhawks in their matchups with the Beavers: they've now won three in a row.
Layne Churchill spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Marshall saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Carden, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Brielle Kelly was another, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Marshall was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harper Creek only posted a batting average of .286.
Meanwhile, Hillsdale fell victim to Clinton and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 22-0 to the Redwolves.
Hillsdale's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Marshall, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
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