Baseball Recap: Lake Weir Hurricanes vs. North Marion Colts
Thursday just wasn't the day for Lake Weir's offense. Their rough 10-0 loss to the North Marion Colts on Thursday might stick with them for a while. Lake Weir has not had much luck with North Marion recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Lake Weir saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Kidd, who went 1-for-2 with a double. Kidd has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On North Marion's side, Spencer Payne looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, North Marion let Tucker Jones and Rowan Quartararo loose on the outfield. Jones went 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Quartararo went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Guynn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Lake Weir's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for North Marion, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Weir will take on Wildwood at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Weir is facing Wildwood at the right time seeing as Wildwood is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for North Marion, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Buchholz at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Buchholz is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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