The Marion County Warriors will square off against the East Hamilton Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marion County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Marion County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Bledsoe County, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Marion County fell just short of Bledsoe County by a score of 3-1 last Monday. The defeat continues a trend for Marion County in their meetings with Bledsoe County: they've now lost eight in a row.
Brynna Thomasson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Marion County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maci Dixon, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
East Hamilton let Ooltewah stack five runs on them in the seventh inning on Monday but luckily East Hamilton prevailed anyway. The Hurricanes sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over the Owls. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hurricanes have posted since April 8th.
The team relied heavily on Bailey Poschke, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Wadley, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
East Hamilton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in March.
The win made it two in a row for East Hamilton and bumps their season record up to 14-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Marion County, their loss dropped their record down to 12-14.
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