West Marion has gone a perfect 6-0 against Our Lady Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The West Marion Trojans will host the Our Lady Academy Crescents at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Marion has 12 straight wins, Our Lady Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, everything went West Marion's way against Seminary as West Marion made off with an 11-1 victory. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Gracie Odom
| 03/13/25 vs Seminary | 4 |
| 04/19/24 vs Magee | 3 |
| 04/15/24 vs Columbia | 3 |
| 04/08/24 vs Perry Central | 3 |
| 04/08/24 vs Perry Central | 3 |
West Marion let Griffyn Harmon and Gracie Odom run wild. Harmon scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Odom scored four runs while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave Odom a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of McKenzie 'Bug' Stringer, who scored a run while going 4-for-4.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: West Marion kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 16 hits in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Our Lady Academy's offense. They came up short against St. Patrick on Friday, falling 18-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Crescents were not able to get on the board.
West Marion pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Our Lady Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
West Marion took their victory against Our Lady Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 18-0. Will West Marion repeat their success, or does Our Lady Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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