Marion scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Canton-Galva Eagles with a sharp 19-4 victory. Considering Marion has won four matches by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Jack Lanning, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gavin Wasmuth, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI.
On Canton-Galva's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Robertson, who went 3-for-5 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Canton-Galva didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marion only tossed ten.
Marion's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Canton-Galva, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Marion will have a chance to go back-to-back against Canton-Galva: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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