The Jackson Center Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Marion Local Flyers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jackson Center is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Fairlawn by a score of 6-1 on Monday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Tigers as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Blake Noble spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks.
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On the hitting side, Jackson Center saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Stengel, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. Stengel is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Marion Local had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cardinals a 4-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Parker Hess's shutout, as he gave up just a hit.
At the plate, Ethan Heitkamp was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one home run and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024.
Marion Local's record is now 7-2. As for Jackson Center, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 3-7.
Jackson Center suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Marion Local in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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