Marion can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They put the hurt on the Luling Eagles with a sharp 13-3 win. Winning may never get old, but Marion sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Kira Jones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Jones has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Greenlee Trevino and Lailah Hernandez did most of the damage at the plate: Trevino went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Hernandez went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Gianna Ricarte, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Luling's side, Serenity Nunez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Marion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Luling, their loss dropped their record down to 12-16.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marion will take on Randolph at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Luling, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Nixon-Smiley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Nixon-Smiley's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matchups.
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