Marion County can bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They never let the Brainerd Panthers get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. That 16 run margin sets a new team best for the Warriors this season.
Zade Pemberton
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Zade Pemberton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Marion County is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 3-7 otherwise. Pemberton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Marion County got a massive performance out of Caden McCrary, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave McCrary a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Eli Thacker, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Marion County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Marion County's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Brainerd, they are on a 23-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Marion County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Brainerd: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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