Baseball Game Preview: Maclay Marauders vs. Blountstown Tigers

Marauders

Runs

03/01/25 @ St. Johns Country Day	2
02/27/25 @ Wakulla	13
02/21/25 @ Chiles	3
02/18/25 vs Blountstown	3
02/15/25 vs Chiles	2
+ 2 more games

The Maclay Marauders are taking a road trip to take on the Blountstown Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Maclay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.

Maclay is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against St. Johns Country Day on Saturday. They lost 12-2 to the Spartans. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Marauders have suffered since April 23, 2024.

Maclay saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Beau Beshears, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. That's the most RBI Beshears has posted since back in March of 2024.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Blountstown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with an 11-6 win over Sneads on Friday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Blountstown got a big performance out of Isaac Roberts, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Bryson Fleck also deserves some recognition as he stole his first stolen base of the season.

The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-6. As for Maclay, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.

Blountstown's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Maclay has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .460. It's a different story for Blountstown, though, as they've only averaged .355. Will they be able to contain Maclay's hitters?

Maclay skirted past Blountstown 3-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maclay since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.