The Marion Scarlet Hurricanes will venture away from home to challenge the Richlands Blue Tornado at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marion will be strutting in after a victory while Richlands will be coming in after a defeat.
Marion is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Northwood with a sharp 13-3 win on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Scarlet Hurricanes in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won eight in a row.
Sean Stuart
| 04/28/25 vs Northwood | 2 |
| 04/24/25 vs Graham | 1 |
| 04/04/25 @ Rural Retreat | 1 |
| 03/28/25 vs Chilhowie | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Northwood | 1 |
Marion let Sean Stuart and Mason Pugh run wild. Stuart went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Pugh went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two runs gave Stuart a new career-high. Brody Whitt was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Marion always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Richlands didn't have quite enough to beat Virginia High on Monday and fell 5-4.
Connor McCracken put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Those two earned runs gave him a new career-low. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That stolen base was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Max Herndon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
Marion's record is now 3-9-1. As for Richlands, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
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