Memorial hasn't had much luck against McDonald recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Red Devils will take on the Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. Memorial has given up an average of 14.8 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Memorial came up short against Jackson-Milton on Tuesday, falling 15-3.
Memorial saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Pano Koladakis, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, McDonald got the win against Waterloo on Tuesday by a conclusive 11-1. Considering the Blue Devils have won seven matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Nick Larson tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, McDonald got a big performance out of Jaxson Candel, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Perry, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
McDonald is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 12.6 runs. As for Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Memorial suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to McDonald in their previous meeting on Wednesday. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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