Marion entered their tilt with Mt. Vernon with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mt. Vernon Rams a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Marion, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Marion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 23 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season. As for Mt. Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 14-14.
Marion will head out on the road to challenge Carterville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Mt. Vernon, they will be playing at home against Carbondale at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Carbondale will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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