The Sulligent Blue Devils will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Marion County Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Sulligent waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Stallions 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Maddie Lann, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Wheeler, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Marion County can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game last Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over Brilliant.
Sulligent pushed their record up to 10-7-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Marion County, their win bumped their record up to 2-9.
Sulligent took their victory against Marion County in their previous meeting on March 9th by a conclusive 11-1. Does Sulligent have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marion County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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