Lee Central is 0-3 against Marion since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lee Central Stallions will look to defend their home field against the Marion Swamp Foxes at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Lee Central suffered a tough 28-15 defeat at the hands of Kingstree. Lee Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lee Central got a massive performance out of Kennadie Holloman, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Annastasia Bradley, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Marion faced West Florence in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Marion fell just short of West Florence by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that Marion has lost by just one run.
Kynnedi Jenkins spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Sheteira Bethea was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Grace Page, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
Lee Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lee Central has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Marion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lee Central suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Marion in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marion's Hailie Lebiedz, who struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Lee Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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