Marion is 1-9 against Richmond since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Giants will challenge the Red Devils at 11:00 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Marion's offense. They lost 24-0 to Alexandria-Monroe on Thursday.
Yorktown hit Richmond with a four-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Red Devils took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The loss continues a trend for the Red Devils in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Weston Jones was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Ja'Riyah Delucio also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Marion now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Richmond, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
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