West Marion is a perfect 10-0 against Perry Central since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. West Marion will head out on the road to face off against Perry Central at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
West Marion is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Hattiesburg just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2.
West Marion got a good showing from Sam Smith, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
Brandon Price
| 03/27/25 @ Hattiesburg | 3 |
| 02/15/25 vs North Pike | 2 |
| 02/14/25 vs Columbia | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Perry Central | 1 |
| 03/21/25 @ Tylertown | 1 |
At the plate, West Marion saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Price, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double. Those three hits gave Price a new career-high. Braxton Albritton was another, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Perry Central's offense. They came up short against West Marion on Tuesday, falling 15-0. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Perry Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for West Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Everything went West Marion's way against Perry Central in their previous meeting on Tuesday, as West Marion made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Marion since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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