Baseball Preview: North Marion Colts vs. Dunnellon Tigers
North Marion has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Dunnellon Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in North Marion's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests.
North Marion is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They blew past Citrus 13-6.
Rowan Quartararo was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Logan Walker was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Dunnellon sidestepped Williston for a 3-1 victory.
Marty Hanrahan looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Dunnellon's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Hickey, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Danny Melendez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
North Marion pushed their record up to 13-12 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Dunnellon, their record is now 15-9.
North Marion came up short against Dunnellon when the teams last played back in March, falling 9-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Melendez, who tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that North Marion knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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