The Marion Local Flyers will head out on the road to face off against the Anna Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Marion Local's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Anna's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Marion Local is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Coldwater on Thursday. They suffered a rough 10-2 defeat at the hands of the Cavaliers. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Marion Local in their matchups with Coldwater: they've now lost five in a row.
Marion Local saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Muhlenkamp, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffin Bruns, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Anna scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 21-5 margin over Fairlawn. The result was nothing new for Anna, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Marion Local's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Anna, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Marion Local was able to grind out a solid win over Anna when the teams last played back in April of 2018, winning 6-1. Does Marion Local have another victory up their sleeve, or will Anna turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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