The Memorial Roughriders will face off against the Marion Local Flyers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Memorial needed a bit of extra time to put away Kenton. They won by a run and slipped past the Wildcats 4-3. The win continues a trend for the Roughriders in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Marion Local made sure to put some runs up on the board against National Trail on Friday. The Flyers were the clear victors by a 14-3 margin over the Blazers. Considering the Flyers have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hayden Poeppelman was incredible, going 1-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ethan Heitkamp, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Marion Local has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.
Memorial suffered a grim 17-3 defeat to Marion Local in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Roughriders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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