North Marion is 2-8 against West Port since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North Marion Colts will look to defend their home field against the West Port Wolf Pack at 6:30 p.m.
After dropping their season opener at home, West Port is headed out to face a Colts squad ready to give their home crowd a win. North Marion lost 23-9 to Interlachen on Tuesday.
Avree McCubbin
| 02/18/25 vs Interlachen | 2 |
| 04/23/24 vs Bronson | 1 |
| 04/19/24 vs Tavares | 1 |
| 04/18/24 @ West Port | 1 |
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North Marion got a big performance out of Avree McCubbin, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. The dominant performance gave McCubbin a new career-high in doubles. Ariana Turski was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Port had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Everything went their way against Wildwood on Tuesday as West Port made off with a 16-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Wolf Pack in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won three in a row.
Alena Ishman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Ishman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, West Port got a massive performance out of Brooklyn Schoepke, who scored three runs and stole six bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Rachael McCumber, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
West Port always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .679. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .513 or higher in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.
North Marion might still be hurting after the 14-4 defeat they got from West Port in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will North Marion have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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