Dukes
| 05/06/25 vs Salem | 15 |
| 04/22/25 vs Alliance | 14 |
| 04/14/25 vs Claymont | 12 |
| 04/09/25 @ Carrollton | 12 |
| 05/16/25 vs Perry | 10 |
Marlington entered their tilt with Perry on Friday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Panthers 12-2. The Dukes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Chelsea Miller, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Savage, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs.
Marlington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in four consecutive games.
Marlington pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Perry, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-16-1.
Marlington and Perry are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Dukes will head out on the road to challenge Springfield at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Marlington 3.8, the Spartans 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Perry, they will head out to face off against Hillsdale at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Falcons' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Panthers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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