The Marion Giants will square off against the Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Marion is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Marion will head into Wednesday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They lost 11-1 to Logansport.
Meanwhile, Lafayette Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 14-2 to Noblesville.
Lafayette Jefferson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Rainey, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lafayette Jefferson didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. This was only their 15th loss (out of 20 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Marion's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Lafayette Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-20.
Marion might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Lafayette Jefferson in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Can Marion avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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