West Marion entered their tilt with Poplarville with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Poplarville Hornets on Saturday. This was payback for West Marion, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Jude Stringer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Stringer was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Kemarieon Akins looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Braxton Albritton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Andre Sumrall, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
On Poplarville's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Babiowski, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
West Marion is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Poplarville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-13.
West Marion will head out on the road to square off against West Lauderdale at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Marion is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. Poplarville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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