The Marion Scarlet Hurricanes will venture away from home to face off against the Tazewell Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Thursday, Marion came up short against Lebanon and fell 7-2. The Scarlet Hurricanes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sean Stuart made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Tazewell nor Virginia High made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 3-2. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Bearcats recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Tazewell saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braydon Roberts, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That run was Roberts' first of the season.
Marion's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-1. As for Tazewell, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Marion came out on top in a nail-biter against Tazewell in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Scarlet Hurricanes since the team 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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