The Marion Patriots will venture away from home to challenge the Batesville Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Marion fell victim to Harding Academy and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 7-0. Marion have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Meanwhile, Batesville also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 8-0 to Searcy on Tuesday. The shutout was out of character for Batesville seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Batesville's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Marion, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Everything went Marion's way against Batesville in their previous matchup back in March, as Marion made off with a 5-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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