Marion is 2-8 against Richlands since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Marion Scarlet Hurricanes will head out on the road to challenge the Richlands Blue Tornado at 6:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Marion: 2.9, Richlands: 0.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Tuesday, Marion narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Graham 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Marion.
Meanwhile, Richlands entered their tilt with Tazewell with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Bulldogs on Tuesday. Give Richlands' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Marion has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3-2 record this season. As for Richlands, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
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