The Norton Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Marlington Dukes at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
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 win.
Norton got a great performance from Andrew Lewis as he struck 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.
Meanwhile, 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 saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tatem Hoffman, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Dillon, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Norton now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Marlington, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Norton skirted past Marlington 4-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2019. Does Norton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marlington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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