The Marianna Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Rutherford Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marianna will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Marianna's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past Holmes County's usually-dominant pitching crew. Marianna came out on top against Holmes County by a score of 10-5.
Marianna got a great performance from Brady Brock as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Parker Willis, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Trent Defelix, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rutherford didn't have quite enough to beat Walton on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Rutherford saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Ward, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Marianna pushed their record up to 14-6 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Rutherford, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Marianna has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rutherford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Marianna's way against Rutherford when the teams last played back in March as Marianna made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marianna since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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