Baseball Preview: Briarcrest Christian Saints vs. Marion Patriots
The Briarcrest Christian Saints will head out on the road to square off against the Marion Patriots at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Briarcrest Christian is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Briarcrest Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Collierville, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Briarcrest Christian was ranked 14th). Briarcrest Christian might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-1 to Collierville, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Briarcrest Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke McGee, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Marion had just enough and edged Covington out 3-2 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Marion.
Briarcrest Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 19-12. As for Marion, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-7.
Briarcrest Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Marion when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Briarcrest Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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