The Marion Local Flyers are taking a road trip to challenge the Russia Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Marion Local has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Marion Local made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Coldwater, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Flyers fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. The Flyers haven't had much luck with the Cavaliers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Parker Hess spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, Ethan Heitkamp made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Russia's offense. They fell just short of Fort Loramie by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The shutout was out of character for the Raiders seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Russia has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-7 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Marion Local, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Marion Local skirted past Russia 5-4 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Will the Flyers repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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