The Taylor County Vikings will take on the Marion County Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Taylor County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Taylor County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Pius X Catholic just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Lions.
Taylor County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sunni Scott, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The last time Scott's OBP was this high was back in August. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Nipper, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marion County). They blew past Furlow Charter School 17-1 on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won six matches in a row.
Taylor County's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6. As for Marion County, they pushed their record up to 9-9 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Taylor County took their win against Marion County when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. Does Taylor County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marion County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
