With a playoff game on the line, Alcoa rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Marion County Warriors.
For Marion County's part, Brayden Abney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. Abney has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Marion County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zaiden Humphrey, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Alcoa has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Marion County, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-7.
Alcoa will have a chance to go back-to-back against Marion County: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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