Baseball Preview: Marion Local Flyers vs. Versailles Tigers
Marion Local has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Versailles Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Marion Local had just enough and edged Miller City out 6-4. That's two games straight that Marion Local has won by exactly two runs.
Parker Hess was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kamden Eifert, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Versailles entered their tilt with New Bremen with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 19-3 win on Monday. Considering Versailles has won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
AJ Griesdorn was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Griesdorn was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Lane Bergman was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 5-for-5. Jace Watren was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Marion Local has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Versailles, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
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