Baseball Recap: West Marion Trojans vs. St. Patrick Fighting Irish
In what's become a running theme this season, West Marion gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over the St. Patrick Fighting Irish. The victory was nothing new for West Marion as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Nik Carney made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Carney has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Carney was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Braxton Albritton and Hagen Forbes did most of the damage at the plate: Albritton went 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Forbes went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Andre Sumrall was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On St. Patrick's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Kopszywa, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
West Marion is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for St. Patrick, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9.
West Marion will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Patrick: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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