For the second straight game, Marion County will face off against Taylor County. The Knights will head out on the road to take on the Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marion County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Taylor County will come in with seven straight wins.
Marion County managed to slip by Taylor County the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Knights lost 10-0 to the Cardinals on Tuesday.
For Taylor County's part, they got a massive performance out of Layken Lyons, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Lyons a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Cole McLean, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Taylor County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .394 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Taylor County pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. As for Marion County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
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