Baseball Preview: Marianna Bulldogs vs. Sneads Pirates
Marianna is 8-2 against Sneads since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Marianna Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Sneads Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Marianna took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Chipley out 9-8.
Connor Barton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Barton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Barton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Parker Willis, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Trent Defelix was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Sneads can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against Wewahitchka as Sneads made off with a 20-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Sneads.
Travion Danzey was a standout: he went 1-for-1 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Williams, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Marianna has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Sneads, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Everything went Marianna's way against Sneads in their previous meeting on April 4th as Marianna made off with a 12-1 win. Does Marianna have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sneads turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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