The Lyons Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the Marion Black Knights at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Neither Lyons nor Marion posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lyons took on Waterloo on Saturday. The Lions fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Addison VanLare made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Bonnell, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Meanwhile, Marion had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.9 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They skirted past the Indians 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Black Knights have posted since April 13th.
Marion's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Lyons, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-4.
Lyons beat Marion 8-5 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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