Minerva hasn't had much luck against Marlington recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Dukes at 5:00 p.m.
Minerva came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-4 to Manchester.
Minerva saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Tarbet, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Cole Sivy also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Marlington had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 9-8 W against the Bulldogs. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Kaden Craddock was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Klusch, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Minerva's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Marlington, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Minerva came up short against Marlington in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, falling 4-1. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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