The Maconaquah Braves are taking a road trip to face off against the Marion Giants at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Maconaquah has three straight victories, Marion has 15 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Maconaquah's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Wabash. While the Braves didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Bennett Isenburg
| 04/30/25 @ Wabash | 12 |
| 04/23/25 @ Manchester | 6 |
| 04/15/25 vs Carroll | 7 |
| 04/11/25 @ Elwood | 10 |
| 05/25/24 vs Mississinewa | 4 |
| + 5 more games |
Bennett Isenburg made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
In other batting news, Devon Murry was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Marion lost 11-1 to Anderson on Wednesday.
Marion saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Attaway, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Maconaquah's record is now 6-3. As for Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Maconaquah was able to grind out a solid victory over Marion when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 8-5. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Giants have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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