The Marion Wildcats will challenge the Waterloo Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Marion sitting on three straight wins and Waterloo on five.
Marion is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Carbondale 2-1.
Meanwhile, Waterloo beat Civic Memorial 8-4 on Friday.
Aidan Dintelman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 21 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Sam Juelfs was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. She also put up a triple, which was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Grayce Mayer, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Waterloo was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .389 or higher in five consecutive games.
Marion's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-7. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Waterloo, their victory bumped their record up to 22-4.
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