For the second straight game, West Marion will face off against Franklin County. The Trojans will challenge the Bulldogs at 6:31 p.m. on Monday. West Marion is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
West Marion is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Franklin County with a sharp 13-1 win. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Sam Smith
| 03/01/25 vs Sumrall | 6 |
| 03/11/25 vs North Pike | 3 |
| 03/07/25 vs St. Andrew's Episcopal | 3 |
| 02/18/25 @ Oak Grove | 3 |
| 04/15/25 @ Madison Central | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
Sam Smith looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He is becoming a predictor of West Marion's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 8-3 (and 5-13 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Braxton Albritton was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was Caden Turnage, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
West Marion was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .316 or higher in five consecutive matches.
West Marion pushed their record up to 13-16 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Franklin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
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