Marion County is 8-2 against Lookout Valley since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. Marion County will be playing at home against Lookout Valley at 5:00 p.m. Marion County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Marion County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 22-4 margin over Brainerd on Wednesday. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Sam Hendon made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in both of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Eli Yell
| 03/26/25 vs Brainerd | 2 |
| 03/26/25 vs Brainerd | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences | 2 |
| 02/22/25 vs Signal Mountain | 2 |
| 03/17/25 vs Chattanooga Christian | 1 |
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Yell, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. He has become a key player for Marion County: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brett Webb, who scored two runs and stole four bases.
Marion County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .562. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Lookout Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 11-0 to Whitwell, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Lookout Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Marion County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8.
Everything went Marion County's way against Lookout Valley in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Marion County made off with an 11-0 win. Will Marion County repeat their success, or does Lookout Valley has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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