After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Keyser, North Marion was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Preston Knights a 1-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as North Marion also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Not much got past Rayden Satterfield, who gave up just two hits and racked up 17 Ks to keep Preston off the board.
At the plate, North Marion saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haley Smith, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double. Smith has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Myers, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
The victory got North Marion back to even at 7-7. As for Preston, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with that defeat, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
North Marion will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Cameron at 5:00 p.m. As for Preston, they will head out on the road to take on University at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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