Bledsoe County had lost four straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 1-7 to make it five. They fell 9-4 to Marion County. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Bledsoe County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailee McCauley, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Olivia Hooks also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
As for Marion County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games.
On Marion County's side, they let Jazlyen Layne and Lillian Nixon run wild. Layne went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI, while Nixon went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those two hits gave Layne a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Albany Harris, who went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Bledsoe County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-0 loss against South Pittsburg on the 21st. As for Marion County, they have also already played their next game, an 8-2 defeat against Boyd-Buchanan on the 20th.
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