The Marionville Comets will head out to square off against the Skyline Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
The home team had come away the winner the last six times Marionville and Ash Grove had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Comets fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Comets have suffered since March 22nd.
Ashlin Carr spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. Those hits were her first of the season.
At the plate, Marionville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Oczkus, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Skyline put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat Diamond by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-1.
Skyline pushed their record up to 17-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 8.7 runs thus far. As for Marionville, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Marionville came out on top in a nail-biter against Skyline in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Comets repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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