Baseball Game Preview: Marine Military Academy Leathernecks vs. IDEA ELSA College Prep Badgers

The Marine Military Academy Leathernecks will face off against the IDEA ELSA College Prep Badgers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marine Military Academy has five straight wins, IDEA ELSA College Prep has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Tuesday, Marine Military Academy got the win against IDEA San Benito by a conclusive 11-3. The result was nothing new for the Leathernecks, who have now won six games by eight runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for IDEA ELSA College Prep's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marine Military Academy last Wednesday. Considering the last time the Badgers couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.

Marine Military Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for IDEA ELSA College Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.

Marine Military Academy beat IDEA ELSA College Prep 5-0 when the teams last played last Wednesday. Will the Leathernecks repeat their success, or do the Badgers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.