Softball Preview: Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart Cyclones vs. Marathon Dolphins
The Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart Cyclones will stay at home for another game and welcome the Marathon Dolphins at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Ransom Everglades 19-4.
Grace Diez and Veronica Franzino did most of the damage at the plate: Diez scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Franzino scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Elizabeth Moss, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Marathon's offense. Their tough 10-0 defeat to Miami Country Day on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The match marked that first time this year in which Marathon was not able to get on the board.
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Marathon, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-3.
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart was able to grind out a solid victory over Marathon in their previous matchup back in March, winning 7-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Marathon's Allison Garcia, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off nine hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart still be able to contain Garcia? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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