Baseball Game Preview: Marion Local Flyers vs. Miller City Wildcats

Marion Local is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Miller City is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Flyers will host the Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Marion Local is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

On Friday, Marion Local earned a 5-2 win over Anna. The victory continues a trend for the Flyers in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now won three in a row.

Parker Hess spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits.

Griffin Bruns

Stolen Base

05/02/25 vs Anna	1
04/29/25 @ St. Henry	2
04/28/25 @ Ansonia	1
04/24/25 vs New Bremen	1
04/17/25 @ Parkway	1
+ 3 more games

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Griffin Bruns, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last eight games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Poeppelman, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.

Meanwhile, Miller City made easy work of Ottoville on Tuesday and carried off a 24-1 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by eight runs or more this season.

Marion Local's victory bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Miller City, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.

Marion Local came out on top in a nail-biter against Miller City when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Do the Flyers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.