With a playoff game on the line, West Marion rose to the challenge on Monday. They skirted past the Southeast Lauderdale Tigers 5-4. The win was nothing new for West Marion as they're now sitting on three straight.
Nik Carney and Kolby Stringer made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Carney pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Stringer didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Carney got on base in four of his six plate appearances with a double, while Stringer scored a run while going 2-for-7.
In other batting news, Jonathon Miller was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-7.
West Marion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-10 record this season. As for Southeast Lauderdale, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 30-11.
As of now, neither West Marion nor Southeast Lauderdale have any future games scheduled.
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