
Spartans
04/25/25 vs Junction City | 22 |
03/18/25 @ Creswell | 20 |
04/16/25 vs McKay | 19 |
04/15/25 vs Valley Catholic | 13 |
04/12/25 vs Cascade | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marist). They walked away with a 22-19 win over the Junction City Tigers on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Spartans: when they faced off against the Tigers on Tuesday, they had to take a 17-7 loss.
Sophia Lydon made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. What's more, she posted three strikeouts, the most she's had since back in March. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Marist got a massive performance out of Tizita Martin, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those five hits gave Martin a new career-high. Finley Schweigert was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four runs, three RBI, and two doubles.
Marist hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are 4-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Marist's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Junction City, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-7 record.
Marist will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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