Marion eliminates Cards from playoffs

The Marion Bulldogs eliminated the Columbus Cardinals in two straight games as the Cards bowed out of the Class 3A baseball playoffs.

Marion took the first game of a best-ofthree game series Thursday, May 7, 11-1 and then completed the sweep on Friday, May 8, by a score of 10-2.

In the first game of the series, Marion jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning before Columbus was able to cut the lead with a marker in the bottom of the third. But Marion came right back in the top of the fifth inning to push across five runs to take a 7-1 and then finished off the game with four runs in the seventh inning.