West Marion has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the St. Patrick Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Marion is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
West Marion stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on St. Patrick with a sharp 13-2 win.
Nik Carney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Carney has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Carney was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, West Marion let Braxton Albritton and Hagen Forbes loose on the outfield. Albritton went 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Forbes went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Andre Sumrall was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
West Marion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for St. Patrick, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. West Marion has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Patrick struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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