The Marathon Red Raiders will challenge the Loyal Greyhounds at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Marathon is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
If Marathon beats Loyal with nine runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Red Raiders were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over Regis on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Red Raiders, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Quillan Kunkle made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Drew Woelfel was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs. Ean Shuda was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Loyal ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against Assumption by a score of 7-4.
Marathon's victory bumped their record up to 17-3. As for Loyal, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Marathon got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 against Loyal by a conclusive 15-1 score. Will the Red Raiders repeat their success, or do the Greyhounds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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