Alliance waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Marlington Dukes 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for Alliance as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Valentino Fisk tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lincoln Reese, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Ryan Bruni was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Marlington's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Heatherington, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI. Heatherington has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Alliance's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Marlington, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-8.
Alliance will be playing in front of their home fans against Austintown-Fitch at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Alliance: 2.2, Austintown-Fitch: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Marlington, they will head out on the road to face off against University School at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Marlington: 3, University School: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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