Baseball Game Preview: Banks Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 6:15pm

Baseball Preview: Banks Braves vs. North Marion Huskies

Banks and North Marion are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Banks Braves are on the road again on Monday to play the North Marion Huskies at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Banks can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Rainier a 7-0 shutout.

Meanwhile, North Marion sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over Stayton last Wednesday.

Banks pushed their record up to 20-3 with that victory, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for North Marion, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.

Banks skirted past North Marion 6-4 in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Banks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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