In what's become a running theme this season, North Marion gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Liberty Mountaineers a 15-0 shutout. While fans of North Marion might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Bella Talkington was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Haley Smith was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Liberty hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Marion struck out nine times.
North Marion is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Liberty, they dropped their record down to 1-14 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
North Marion didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 6-0 loss vs. Lewis County on the 26th. Liberty has also already played their next matchup, an 18-4 defeat against Buckhannon-Upshur on the 26th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
