It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Marion County had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Sweetwater Wildcats out 3-1. The victory was nothing new for Marion County as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Jayden Eakin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marion County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Schafer, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Marion County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Sweetwater, their loss dropped their record down to 29-9.
As of now, neither Marion County nor Sweetwater have any future games scheduled.
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