It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Marion County can now relate to. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Alcoa Tornadoes on Wednesday. Marion County's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Brayden Abney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marion County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zaiden Humphrey, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Marion County's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-7. As for Alcoa, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
While Marion County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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