Holmes County was the 6-5 winner over Marianna when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Holmes County Blue Devils took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marianna Bulldogs on Monday. Holmes County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lyndan Flanary made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Colby Powell, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Holmes County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marianna only tossed three.
On Marianna's side, Brady Brock tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Parker Willis was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Defelix, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Holmes County's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Marianna, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Holmes County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 6-1 victory vs. North Bay Haven Academy on the 16th. As for Marianna, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Rutherford at 6:00 p.m. Marianna will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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