The Southwest DeKalb Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Marist War Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Southwest DeKalb is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since February 21st on Wednesday. They came up short against St. Pius X Catholic, falling 10-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Golden Lions: they've now lost six in a row.
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.
Meanwhile, Marist made easy work of Northview on Wednesday and carried off an 11-1 win. Considering the War Eagles have won 13 games by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Marist has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Southwest DeKalb, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
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