After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Franklin County, Marion County was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They never let the Adair County Indians get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Gracyn Mattingly made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That double marked the first that she hit this season.
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In other batting news, Tori Gribbins was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendra Gaddie, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Marion County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Adair County only posted an OBP of .118.
Marion County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Adair County, they moved to 5-3 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Coming up, Marion County will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Taylor County at 6:00 p.m. As for Adair County, they will venture away from home to take on Green County at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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