Baseball Game Preview: Murphysboro Red Devils vs. Marion Wildcats

Murphysboro hasn't had much luck against Marion recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Murphysboro Red Devils will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Marion Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Tuesday, everything went Murphysboro's way against Trico as Murphysboro made off with a 13-3 win. The Red Devils haven't had any issues with the Pioneers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Corbin Compardo

Stolen Base (Career)

03/18/25 vs Trico	2
03/17/25 vs Hamilton County	1
05/06/24 @ DuQuoin	1
04/06/24 @ Johnston City	1
04/06/24 @ Waltonville	1

Corbin Compardo and Gage Taylor did most of the damage at the plate: Compardo scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Taylor scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave Compardo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Hunter, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Marion gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. They walked away with a 12-9 win over DuQuoin.

Murphysboro couldn't quite get it done against Marion in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 10-5. Can Murphysboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.