Minerva is 0-5 against Marlington since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Minerva Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Marlington Dukes at 5:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Minerva will face Marlington after dropping another heartbreaker against Salem on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. Minerva fell just short of Salem by a score of 6-5.
Gabriella Kashdan was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Kashdan has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Kashdan was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.
Kashdan wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sierra Cress, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Marlington had to settle for a 7-5 loss against Steele on Saturday. Marlington has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Minerva now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Marlington, their record now sits at 13-3-1.
Minerva might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Marlington in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Minerva avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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