After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Marlington finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Branch Warriors. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Dukes were not able to get on the board.
Marlington's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-2. As for West Branch, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-2.
Coming up, Marlington will head out to square off against Hillsdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Branch, they will welcome Carrollton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Carrollton has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.56 runs per game on average), something West Branch will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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