The Marion County Red Raiders will head out to challenge the Sulligent Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marion County comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Marion County is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sulligent on Tuesday.
For Sulligent's part, Ethan Stiles was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Stiles was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those RBI were his first of the season.
In other batting news, Sulligent got a massive performance out of Quentin Roberts, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-5. Those four stolen bases gave Roberts a new career-high. Will Barnett was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Sulligent always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .524. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Marion County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Sulligent, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-3.
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