Baseball Game Preview: Marionville Comets vs. Skyline Tigers

The Marionville Comets will face off against the Skyline Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Skyline took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Marionville, who comes in off a win.

On Thursday, Marionville needed a bit of extra time to put away Ash Grove. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Pirates.

Garrisen Smith

Earned Runs

04/07/25 vs Sarcoxie	4
04/01/25 vs Purdy	3
03/25/25 @ Pleasant Hope	1

Garrisen Smith made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Marionville is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-9 otherwise. Smith was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brodie Wilson, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Skyline didn't have quite enough to beat Central on Wednesday and fell 3-2. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Skyline saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Moppin, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Marionville's victory bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Skyline, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.

Marionville might still be hurting after the 17-1 loss they got from Skyline in their previous matchup back in April of 2018. Can the Comets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.