National Trail had lost four straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 5-13 to make it five. They came up short against the Marion Local Flyers, falling 14-3. The Blazers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Flyers from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Marion Local, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games.
For Marion Local's part, Hayden Poeppelman was incredible, going 1-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Poeppelman has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Heitkamp, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Looking ahead, National Trail will challenge Fairlawn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Marion Local, they will take on Memorial at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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