Baseball Preview: Marceline Tigers vs. Fayette Falcons
The Marceline Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Fayette Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Marceline is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Marceline fell victim to a tough 8-2 loss at the hands of Harrisburg. Marceline has struggled against Harrisburg recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Marceline saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Rodgers, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dax Thomas, who scored a run and stole a base.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Fayette ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Jamestown 5-4. Winning may never get old, but Fayette sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Payton Oeth made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Oeth was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a triple and a run.
Marceline now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Fayette, their record now sits at 5-11.
Marceline came up short against Fayette when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Marceline avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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