Baseball Recap: North Marion Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

With a playoff win on the line, North Marion rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top against the Umatilla Bulldogs by a score of 6-2. Six seems to be a good number for the Colts as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Ayden Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Troy Guynn was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. C.J. Sayler also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Colts

Previous 5 Games

04/17/25 vs Umatilla	6-2
04/15/25 vs Atlantic	6-3
04/10/25 vs Forest	3-2
04/08/25 @ Santa Fe	11-2
04/07/25 vs Keystone Heights	12-3

The win (which was North Marion's fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Umatilla, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-12 record this season.

As of now, neither North Marion nor Umatilla have any future games scheduled.