vs
| 05/22/25 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 05/02/24 - Home | 5-3 W |
| 06/03/23 - Neutral | 0-15 L |
| 04/27/23 - Away | 0-14 L |
| 04/27/23 - Away | 0-15 L |
| + 5 more games |
Marcellus hadn't done well against Decatur recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Wildcats skirted past the Raiders 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted since April 14th.
Abram Coffey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Marcellus' win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brock McWilliams, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one double.
Marcellus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Decatur, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 14-1 and their overall record down to 16-6.
Marcellus will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Raiders: the pair will be back at it again later today.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
