On paper, West Marshall is a big favorite over Greene County tonight in high school baseball from Allensworth Field in Jefferson. The Trojans are 17-5 overall and they lead the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference at 9-1. Coach Matt Paulsen’s Rams are 2-7 in the league and 3-12 overall and are coming off a 3-1 road victory on Monday vs. PCM at Prairie City.

WM won 6-1 in State Center earlier this month and the Trojans have racked up some big numbers so far. They’s hit 16 home runs, have a team batting average of .304, and a team earned run average of 3.01, and that’s with 14 different players throwing at least one inning. On the base paths, the Trojans’ stat sheet has them a perfect 44 of 44.

Greene County has much more modest numbers with no homers, a team BA of .189, 31 steals in 35 attempts, and a team ERA of 6.70

Tonight’s action can be heard on KG98 and streamed on www.raccoonvalleyradio.com with first pitch scheduled for around 7:30 p.m.