Marion has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Bellmont Braves at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marion is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Marion's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Blackford on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Bruins. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Marion's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Marion saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zi'Onna Cole, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Bellmont stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger 11-4. The win was nothing new for Bellmont as they're now sitting on five straight.
Marion's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Bellmont, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Marion might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Bellmont in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. Thankfully for Marion, Emilee Scheumann (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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