Baseball Recap: Wednesday's Win Is Marion's 12th in Last 14 Outings

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

04/22/25 vs Cahokia	23
04/22/25 vs Cahokia	21
05/07/25 @ Benton	12
03/27/25 @ Herrin	10
03/24/25 vs Vernon Hills	10

The matchup between Marion and Benton on Wednesday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. The Wildcats blew past the Rangers 16-4. Considering the Wildcats have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Marion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Benton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 17 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-18 record this season.

Marion didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-0 win against Carbondale on the 8th. As for Benton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, an 11-1 defeat against Carterville on the 9th.