Baseball Preview: Carvers Bay Bears vs. Marion Swamp Foxes
Carvers Bay is 0-6 against Marion since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Carvers Bay Bears have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Marion Swamp Foxes at 6:00 p.m. Carvers Bay is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Carvers Bay's offense. Their tough 17-0 loss to Lake View on Tuesday might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, while Marion put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Mullins. Everything went Marion's way against Mullins as Marion made off with a 15-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Marion.
Jordan Wiggins looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, KJ Hughes was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jamorius Wilson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Carvers Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Marion, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Carvers Bay has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Marion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Carvers Bay couldn't quite finish off Marion when the teams last played back in March of 2018 and fell 3-1. Can Carvers Bay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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