Fort Recovery is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Thursday. They will head out to challenge the Marion Local Flyers at 5:00 p.m. Fort Recovery's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Marion Local's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
If Fort Recovery beats Marion Local with five runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Indians beat Houston on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-1. The victory continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Marion Local strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They put the hurt on Fort Loramie with a sharp 7-1 win.
Ian Rindler was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Hess, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Marion Local's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Fort Recovery, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Fort Recovery took their win against Marion Local in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 11-3 score. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Flyers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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