Marion County waltzed into their match on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the McMinn Central Chargers by a score of 6-2. This was payback for Marion County, who suffered a 6-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Brayden Abney made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Abney has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Abney was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Abney wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caden McCrary, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Marion County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for McMinn Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-14.
Marion County is on the road again on Saturday to play Sweetwater. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Marion County: 3, Sweetwater: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for McMinn Central, they will challenge Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences on Saturday. McMinn Central's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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