Baseball Preview: Marion Local Flyers vs. St. John's Bluejays
The Marion Local Flyers will head out on the road to take on the St. John's Bluejays at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marion Local's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so St. John's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Marion Local is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Versailles just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. Marion Local has not had much luck with Versailles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Marion Local saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryant Meier, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Coldwater typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday St. John's proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over the Cavaliers.
Marion Local's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for St. John's, their win bumped their record up to 7-10.
Marion Local took their victory against St. John's when the teams last played back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 10-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marion Local since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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