Baseball Game Preview: Mariemont Warriors vs. Purcell Marian Cavaliers

The Mariemont Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the Purcell Marian Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

On Wednesday, Mariemont didn't have quite enough to beat Reading and fell 4-2. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly two runs.

Meanwhile, Purcell Marian won against Western Hills on Wednesday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Cavaliers had just enough and edged out New Richmond 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.

This is the second loss in a row for Mariemont and nudges their season record down to 6-5. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Purcell Marian, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.