The Southwood Knights will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Marion Giants at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Southwood beats Marion with 14 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Southwood put the hurt on South Adams with a sharp 14-3 win on Thursday. That's two games straight that Southwood has won by exactly 11 runs.
The team relied heavily on Jaret Denney, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Jaron Craft was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Marion has not done well against Anderson recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Marion came out on top in a nail-biter against Anderson and snuck past 2-1.
Southwood's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8. As for Marion, their win ended a 14-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-8.
Southwood took their victory against Marion in their previous matchup back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 17-5. Will Southwood repeat their success, or does Marion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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