Marianna's hitters rose to the challenge against a Blue Devils pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.79 points allowed on Monday. The Marianna Bulldogs walked away with a 10-5 win over the Holmes County Blue Devils. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Marianna.
Marianna got a great performance from Brady Brock as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Parker Willis, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Defelix, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Holmes County's side, Lyndan Flanary made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Colby Powell was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Holmes County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marianna only tossed three.
Marianna's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-6. As for Holmes County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
Marianna will head out on the road to face off against Rutherford at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marianna is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Holmes County, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 6-1 win vs. North Bay Haven Academy on the 16th.
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