Softball Recap: Marianna Bulldogs vs. North Florida Christian Eagles
In what's become a running theme this season, Marianna gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the North Florida Christian Eagles a 6-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Marianna.
Not much got past Kennedy Temples, who gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep North Florida Christian off the board. Temples has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Addison Giles was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Ella Rooks was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
On North Florida Christian's side, Skylar Young spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits.
Marianna is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for North Florida Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Marianna will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Wakulla at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Wakulla: 1.8, Marianna: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Florida Christian, they will head out on the road to square off against Liberty County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Florida Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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