Vanguard easily dispatched West Port last Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Vanguard Knights fell just short of the North Marion Colts by a score of 7-5 on Thursday. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Colts recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Vanguard saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bobby Blanco, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-3. Gavin Aiton was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Vanguard's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for North Marion, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Vanguard will face off against Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vanguard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for North Marion, they will square off against Bishop Kenny at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Marion's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Bishop Kenny's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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