The Memorial Roughriders will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Marion Local Flyers at 5:00 p.m. Memorial will be strutting in after a victory while Marion Local will be coming in after a defeat.
Memorial is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 19-0 margin over Spencerville on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Memorial with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Marion Local was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-1 to Fort Loramie, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Ian Rindler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on two hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marion Local saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Poeppelman, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Memorial's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-10. As for Marion Local, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Memorial was able to grind out a solid victory over Marion Local when the teams last played back in May of 2015, winning 7-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Memorial since the squad 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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