Marionville has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Galena Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Marionville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Marionville beat Pierce City 6-1. Six seems to be a good number for Marionville as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Isaac Stimpson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Stimpson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Will Crumpley, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Kanien Klineline, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Galena lost a close one when they played on Monday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-2 walloping at the hands of Southwest. Galena has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Marionville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Galena, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
Marionville came up short against Galena in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 12-8. Can Marionville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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