Marion suffered their biggest loss since March 25th on Thursday. They came up short against the Centralia Orphans, falling 8-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Orphans: they've now lost three in a row.
Marion's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 18-6. As for Centralia, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-2.
Looking ahead, Marion will take on Carbondale at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Centralia, they will face off against Flora at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Wolves' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Orphans' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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