Marionville faced Exeter in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Marionville put the hurt on Exeter with a sharp 14-4 victory. The Comets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Ashlin Carr made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Those hits were her first of the season. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024.
Annaliyah Ghan
| 03/28/25 vs Exeter | 2 |
| 03/27/25 @ Spokane | 1 |
| 03/24/25 @ Spokane | 1 |
| 04/04/24 vs Lockwood | 1 |
In other batting news, Marionville got a massive performance out of Annaliyah Ghan, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave Ghan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Murphy, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Marionville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
The win (which was Marionville's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11.5 hits in those games compared to only 5.5 in the others. As for Exeter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Looking ahead, Marionville is taking a road trip to take on Clever at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. We've got a battle between Tigers coming up.
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