It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Marlington can now relate to. They lost 8-2 to the Elyria Catholic Panthers on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Dukes couldn't push the score so high this time.

Dukes
| 05/28/26 vs Elyria Catholic | 2-8 |
| 05/26/26 vs Streetsboro | 11-1 |
| 05/21/26 vs Salem | 3-2 |
| 05/18/26 vs East Canton | 14-3 |
| 05/15/26 vs Lake | 14-14 |
Marlington moved to 17-7-1 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Elyria Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
As of now, neither Marlington nor Elyria Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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