The Jackson Fighting Indians will head out to take on the Marion Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Jackson will be strutting in after a victory while Marion will be coming in after a defeat.
Jackson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Rock Bridge, who was ranked sixth at the time (Jackson was ranked second). The Fighting Indians blew past the Bruins 14-2 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Indians, who have now won 11 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Marion came up short against Highland on Friday, falling 13-3.
Jackson's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Marion, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-7 record this season.
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