After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Crest, Marmaton Valley was happy to have turned things around in Friday's first game. They were the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over the Erie Red Devils. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Marmaton Valley considering their two-run performance the game before.
For Erie's part, Bryce DeMeritt was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. DeMeritt has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Marmaton Valley's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6. As for Erie, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Marmaton Valley by a score of 11-1 later that day.
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