The Marist War Eagles will square off against the Southwest DeKalb Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marist will be strutting in after a victory while Southwest DeKalb will be coming in after a defeat.
On Wednesday, Marist made easy work of Northview and carried off an 11-1 win. The War Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Southwest DeKalb suffered their biggest loss since February 21st on Wednesday. They lost 10-2 to St. Pius X Catholic. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Golden Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Southwest DeKalb saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Freeman, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Marist pushed their record up to 17-5 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Southwest DeKalb, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
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