Baseball Game Preview: Marion Local Flyers vs. National Trail Blazers

Flyers

Runs

05/08/25 @ Versailles	1
05/02/25 vs Anna	5
04/29/25 @ St. Henry	7
04/28/25 @ Ansonia	12
04/24/25 vs New Bremen	4
+ 8 more games

The Marion Local Flyers will head out to face off against the National Trail Blazers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Marion Local is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

Marion Local is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since April 19, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Versailles by a score of 3-1. The Flyers haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither National Trail nor Cedarville made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Blazers took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. The Blazers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Nick Clark spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up ten Ks.

Marion Local's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for National Trail, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.

Marion Local beat National Trail 9-5 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Flyers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.