The Marathon Dolphins will face off against the Fort Meade Miners at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marathon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
Marathon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs last Monday, they were much more limited against Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) on Monday. They fell just short of the Stallions by a score of 3-2. The Dolphins haven't had much luck with the Stallions recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Fort Meade didn't have quite enough to beat McKeel Academy on Wednesday and fell 5-3. The Miners have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fort Meade saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Brooks, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Fort Meade's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Marathon, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Marathon has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fort Meade struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 2.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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