The Marion Wildcats will take on the Carbondale Terriers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Wednesday, Marion came up short against Harrisburg and fell 8-3. The Wildcats have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Carbondale suffered their closest loss since April 30, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Benton by a score of 4-2.
Carbondale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Daly, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Carbondale's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
Marion came out on top in a nail-biter against Carbondale when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Terriers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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