Baseball Recap: North Marion Colts vs. Lake Weir Hurricanes
There's no place like home for North Marion, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on the Lake Weir Hurricanes with a sharp 11-4 victory on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as North Marion also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Maddox Roberts made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Roberts was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, North Marion got a massive performance out of Logan Walker, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Luis Reyes, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
On Lake Weir's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chapter Jones, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
North Marion pushed their record up to 11-12 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Lake Weir, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-12.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Marion will take on West Port at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lake Weir, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Crystal River at 6:30 p.m. Lake Weir is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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