
Wildcats
05/19/25 vs Herrin | 2-7 |
05/13/25 @ Centralia | 6-2 |
05/12/25 @ Central | 13-5 |
05/08/25 @ Carbondale | 10-0 |
05/07/25 @ Benton | 16-4 |
Marion dropped their record down to 19-7 on Monday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins. They fell 7-2 to the Herrin Tigers. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 12-2.
As for Herrin, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-13. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games.
For Herrin's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter McCree, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That's the most hits McCree has posted since back in April.
Marion and Herrin could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Wildcats will square off against Triad at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (63 vs. 4). Meanwhile, Herrin (ranked 260th) will meet Mascoutah (ranked 18th) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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