With a playoff game on the line, Marcellus rose to the challenge on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Susquehanna Valley Sabers 5-3. Winning may never get old, but Marcellus sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Annabella Mondello made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Mondello has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Mondello was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Mondello wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chloe Kuttruff, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Marcellus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Susquehanna Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.
Marcellus will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Wellsville at 6:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Wellsville: 1.2, Marcellus: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Susquehanna Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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