Marion County had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 21-16 to make it four. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the White House-Heritage Patriots. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, with their most recent loss being a 13-6 defeat on Wednesday.
As for White House-Heritage, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 29-11. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
For White House-Heritage's part, the team relied heavily on Samuel Hetzer, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Patriots beat Marion County by a score of 13-6 later that day.
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