Marion County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Sequatchie County Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Marion County will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Marion County stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences as Marion County made off with a 13-1 victory.
Brayden Abney made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Abney has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Abney was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jayden Eakin was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Caden McCrary was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Sequatchie County had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Anderson County on Friday. Sequatchie County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Marion County's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Sequatchie County, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.
Marion County skirted past Sequatchie County 2-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sequatchie County's Baron Cribbs, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Marion County to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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