The John Marshall Monarchs will challenge the North Marion Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, John Marshall didn't have quite enough to beat St. Clairsville and fell 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Monarchs have suffered against the Red Devils since April 20, 2022.
John Marshall saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Hughes, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, North Marion didn't have quite enough to beat Fairmont Senior on Wednesday and fell 4-3. The loss continues a trend for the Huskies in their meetings with the Polar Bears: they've now lost four in a row.
This is the second loss in a row for John Marshall and nudges their season record down to 9-13. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for North Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
John Marshall beat North Marion 6-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Monarchs repeat their success, or do the Huskies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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