Baseball Game Preview: Ontario Warriors vs. Marion Harding Presidents

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Previous Games

04/24/24 - Home	6-3 W
04/23/24 - Away	12-9 W
05/12/22 - Away	11-4 W
05/04/22 - Home	5-4 W
03/26/19 - Home	6-2 W
+ 2 more games

Ontario has gone a perfect 7-0 against Marion Harding recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Warriors will be playing at home against the Presidents at 5:15 p.m.

Ontario is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 20 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Clyde on Saturday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fliers. The Warriors' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marion Harding). Everything went their way against Mt. Gilead on Thursday as they made off with an 11-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Presidents needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.

Hudson Esterline was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Marion Harding got a big performance out of Landon Keller, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave Keller a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Rau Scott-Harbolt, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

Marion Harding was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mt. Gilead only posted a batting average of .227.

Marion Harding's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Ontario, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.

Ontario beat Marion Harding 6-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Presidents turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.