Baseball Game Preview: West Marion Trojans vs. St. Patrick Fighting Irish

For the second straight game, West Marion will face off against St. Patrick. The Trojans will venture away from home to face off against the Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games West Marion has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Last Tuesday, West Marion narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past St. Patrick 4-3.

Taylor Stringer

Runs

03/21/25 @ Tylertown	3
03/20/25 vs Tylertown	3
04/01/25 vs St. Patrick	2
03/25/25 vs Perry Central	2
02/22/25 @ Poplarville	1
+ 2 more games

The team relied heavily on Taylor Stringer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He has become a key player for West Marion: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-13 otherwise. Caden Turnage was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

West Marion is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-13 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for St. Patrick, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.