After having lost a blowout in their previous game, Marion County was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences Patriots as the Marion County Warriors made off with a 12-2 win. With that victory, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Eli Blevins made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Blevins was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base and one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Yell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Luke Tipton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Warriors
| 03/11/25 vs Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences | 43.8% |
| 03/10/25 @ Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences | 16.7% |
| 03/04/25 vs East Hamilton | 28.6% |
| 03/03/25 @ East Hamilton | 10% |
| 02/28/25 vs Grundy County | 41.7% |
| + 6 more games |
Marion County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
Marion County pushed their record up to 3-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11.67 hits in those games compared to only 2.67 in the others. As for Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences, their loss dropped their record down to 2-3.
The future could be bright for both Marion County and Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Marion County will try to hand Grundy County their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences will look to extend Chattanooga Central's six-game losing streak when they meet at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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