The Marion Patriots will challenge the Carlisle Bison at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
While Marion didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Searcy by a score of 11-8 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carlisle). They walked away with an 18-13 win over Central on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but the Bison sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The team relied heavily on Ally Mooney, who went 3-for-6 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Kiersten Taylor was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5.
Carlisle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .578. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Carlisle pushed their record up to 9-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Marion, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
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