The Marion Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Mascoutah Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Marion has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, Marion didn't have quite enough to beat Benton and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Mascoutah's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Freeburg by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Mascoutah couldn't push the score so high this time.
Marion's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-7. As for Mascoutah, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-3.
Everything went Marion's way against Mascoutah in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Marion made off with a 7-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marion since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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