The North Marion Huskies will head out to challenge the John Marshall Monarchs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, North Marion didn't have quite enough to beat Fairmont Senior and fell 4-3. The Huskies have struggled against the Polar Bears recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, John Marshall didn't have quite enough to beat St. Clairsville on Wednesday and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Monarchs have lost by exactly two runs.
John Marshall saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Hughes, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for John Marshall and nudges their season record down to 9-13. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for North Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
North Marion came up short against John Marshall in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, falling 6-3. Can the Huskies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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