Marcellus is 1-8 against Decatur since June of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wildcats will take on the Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Marcellus is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
Centreville hit Marcellus with a four-run seventh inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 12-6.
Cale Hackenberg made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakob Huber, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Decatur came tearing into Monday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 20-1 win. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Decatur pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Marcellus, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 13-4.
Marcellus came out on top in a nail-biter against Decatur when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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