After flying high against Alliance last Thursday, Carrollton came back down to earth. The Carrollton Warriors fell just short of the Marlington Dukes by a score of 8-7 on Saturday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Carrollton in their matchups with Marlington: they've now lost six in a row.
Maleyna Havens made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Juliaunna Miller, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Carrollton now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Marlington, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Carrollton will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Salem at 5:00 p.m. Salem will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Marlington, they will head out on the road to take on Minerva at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Minerva's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Marlington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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