The Dunkirk Marauders will head out on the road to take on the Southwestern Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dunkirk is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Dunkirk's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Falconer on Wednesday. They lost 13-0 to the Golden Falcons.
Meanwhile, Southwestern came into Wednesday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Salamanca a 12-0 shutout on Wednesday. The high-scoring effort was just what Southwestern needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Not much got past Ariana Silakowski, who gave up just two hits and racked up 17 Ks to keep Salamanca off the board. Silakowski has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Siri Dubois, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Eliana Barone, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Dunkirk's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Southwestern, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
Dunkirk suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Southwestern when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southwestern's Madelyn Burnett, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that Dunkirk knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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