The crowd at Tuesday's league match between the Marlington Dukes (Alliance, OH) and the visiting West Branch Warriors (Beloit, OH), saw Marlington's softball squad nip West Branch by a count of 2-0.

The Dukes now sport a 17-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Minerva for a Eastern Buckeye match on Thursday, April 27. Marlington will face a Lions squad coming off a 4-2 non-league loss to Salem (Salem, OH). The Lions record now stands at 6-12.

With the loss, West Branch falls to 6-7 on the campaign. The Warriors travel to Alliance (Alliance, OH) to face the Aviators in a non-league match on Thursday, April 27. The Aviators enter the match with a record of 9-6. Alliance lost 15-6 in their recent non-league match against Coventry (Akron, OH)