The Marist War Eagles will head out to square off against the North Forsyth Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Marist is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Marist's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Druid Hills 20-0. Considering the War Eagles have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
P Drake made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Drake was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, D Dreska looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Marist got a massive performance out of MC Stanley, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 3-for-4. K Mosley was another key player, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marist didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 3.2 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 7.
Meanwhile, North Forsyth came up short against Denmark last Tuesday and fell 8-3.
Marist is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for North Forsyth, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Marist skirted past North Forsyth 7-5 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marist 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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