The Marion Black Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Clyde-Savannah Golden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marion has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with ten straight losses, while Clyde-Savannah will come in with three straight victories.
Marion lost 18-1 to Sodus on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Clyde-Savannah gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Red Creek a 14-0 shutout.
The team relied heavily on Max Waldron, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Dan Paddock, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Marion's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Clyde-Savannah, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-4.
Marion suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Clyde-Savannah in their previous meeting last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clyde-Savannah's Jackson Barr, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Now that Marion knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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