Taylor is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Marion a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Taylor Titans will host the Marion Giants at 5:30 p.m. Taylor has given up an average of 14 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Taylor is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell 16-13 to Northfield on Tuesday. Even if the Titans couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Janoah Trueblood was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Santiago, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Marion came up short against Eastern on Tuesday and fell 5-1. The match marked the Giants' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Marion saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izaiah Freshwater, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. That run marked the first that Freshwater scored this season.
Marion's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Taylor, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-5.
Taylor took their victory against Marion in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 16-6 score. Will the Titans repeat their success, or do the Giants have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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