The Marion Wildcats lost 11-2 to the Red Bud Musketeers on Monday. Marion has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Red Bud's part, Julia Ohlau was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Ohlau has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ohlau was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other pitching news, Olivia Geralds looked comfortable as she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Lyla Hess, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Wagner, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Marion's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 27-6. As for Red Bud, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season.
Marion will be playing in front of their home fans against Richland County at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Richland County is coming into the match with four straight wins on the road, so Marion will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Red Bud does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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