Softball Recap: Marion County Mustangs vs. Wellsville-Middletown Tigers
Marion County came into Wednesday's matchup having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Wellsville-Middletown Tigers on Wednesday as the Marion County Mustangs made off with a 15-5 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mustangs have posted since September 16th.
Kennedy Hathaway was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off six hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.3 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
In other batting news, Maya Bock was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. What's more, she also posted a .750 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023. Riley Holt was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marion County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .576. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Marion County's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12. As for Wellsville-Middletown, they are on a 17-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-17.
As of now, neither Marion County nor Wellsville-Middletown have any future games scheduled.
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