The Marysville Monarchs will face off against the Newark Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last five games Marysville has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Marysville's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Saturday, when they got past Zane Trace's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Monarchs came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pioneers, sneaking past 10-9.
Meanwhile, Newark entered their tilt with Westerville North on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Warriors a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Wildcats have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Newark pushed their record up to 12-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Marysville, their win bumped their record up to 14-11.
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