The Marlington Dukes will head out on the road to take on the Norton Panthers at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Marlington narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past GlenOak 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Marlington.
Sam Yoder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Marlington's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tatem Hoffman, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Wyatt Dillon was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Norton never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Ravenna on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Ravens with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Andrew Lewis tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Paul Mattei and Justin Fuller did most of the damage at the plate: Mattei scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Fuller went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Marlington's record now sits at 2-0. As for Norton, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Marlington couldn't quite finish off Norton when the teams last played back in May of 2019 and fell 4-2. Can Marlington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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