Verona is 0-5 against Marionville since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Verona Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Marionville Comets at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sadly, Verona is still looking for their first win of the season after six contests. They suffered a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of Exeter on Monday.
Meanwhile, Marionville fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Blue Eye on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 9-8.
Preston Herd made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Crumpley, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Marionville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Verona's record is now 0-6. As for Marionville, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3.
Verona might still be hurting after the 17-1 loss they got from Marionville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Verona avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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