Baseball Preview: West Marion Trojans vs. St. Patrick Fighting Irish
West Marion is on a five-game streak of home wins, while St. Patrick is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The West Marion Trojans will take on the St. Patrick Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Marion's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand East Marion a 17-0 shutout.
Kemarieon Akins was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Akins has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Akins was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jonathon Miller, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Andre Sumrall was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Patrick narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Resurrection Catholic 4-3.
Chandler Marsland spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Jacob Alexander was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
West Marion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for St. Patrick, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-9-1.
West Marion skirted past St. Patrick 3-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Does West Marion have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Patrick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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