Baseball Preview: Taylor County Cardinals vs. Marion County Knights
Taylor County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Marion County Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marion County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Taylor County, who comes in off a win.
Taylor County's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Russell County's usually-dominant pitching crew. Taylor County was the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over Russell County. That 11 run margin sets a new team best for Taylor County this season.
Not much got past Ryan Grubbs, who gave up just three hits to keep Russell County off the board.
At the plate, Taylor County got a massive performance out of Hayden Jones, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Hunter Vaughn, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Marion County came up short against Franklin County on Monday and fell 6-3.
Taylor County's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0-1. As for Marion County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-12 record this season.
Taylor County skirted past Marion County 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Marion County's Brady Hutchins, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Taylor County still be able to contain Hutchins? There's only one way to find out.
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