Carvers Bay is 0-6 against Marion since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Carvers Bay Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Marion Swamp Foxes at 6:30 p.m. Carvers Bay will be strutting in after a win while Marion will be coming in after a defeat.
In what's become a running theme this season, Carvers Bay gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past Kingstree 27-7. Carvers Bay's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Myles Matthews made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit. Matthews was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Landon Williams was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Jasaia Young was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Marion won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune two weeks ago. They suffered a rough 16-5 loss at the hands of Green Sea Floyds. Marion's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Marion saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was KJ Hughes, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Carvers Bay is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Carvers Bay has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Marion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Carvers Bay couldn't quite finish off Marion in their previous matchup back in March of 2018 and fell 3-1. Can Carvers Bay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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