Marionville stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past the Pleasant Hope Pirates 14-7. Winning may never get old, but Marionville sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Isaac Stimpson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Stimpson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Stimpson was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jace Vickers, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Will Crumpley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Marionville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Pleasant Hope, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Marionville will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Stockton at 4:30 p.m. Marionville will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Pleasant Hope, they will head out on the road to challenge Conway at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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