Baseball Game Preview: Marysville Monarchs vs. Olentangy Berlin Bears

Marysville hasn't had much luck against Olentangy Berlin recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Monarchs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bears at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Marysville 3.7, Olentangy Berlin 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.

The home team had won the previous four meetings between Marysville and Olentangy, and Olentangy kept the tradition alive. The Monarchs took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Braves on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Olentangy Berlin waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the CARDINALS as they made off with a 9-2 victory.

Olentangy Berlin pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Marysville, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.