Softball Preview: Alliance Aviators vs. Marlington Dukes
Alliance is 0-6 against Marlington since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Alliance Aviators will head out on the road to take on the Marlington Dukes at 5:00 p.m.
Alliance's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Minerva on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. Alliance has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alana Minear spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 12 Ks.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Marlington gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They blew past Nordonia 13-3. The win was nothing new for Marlington as they're now sitting on four straight.
Alliance's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Marlington, they pushed their record up to 17-3-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Alliance suffered a grim 25-1 defeat to Marlington in their previous matchup back in April. Can Alliance avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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