With a playoff game on the line, West Marion rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Seminary Bulldogs. Seven seems to be a good number for West Marion as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Jonathon Miller, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Seminary's side, Blaze Bourgoyne was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Bourgoyne has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Seminary saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Slade Bullock, who went 1-for-1 with a double. Bullock has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
West Marion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. As for Seminary, their loss dropped their record down to 17-11-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: West Marion beat Seminary by a score of 10-0.
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