St. Mark fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Sussex Central on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Knights by a score of 5-4. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Golden Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Tanai Tippens made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Gracie Riccio, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
St. Mark's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Sussex Central, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
St. Mark's didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-8 victory against Smyrna on the 12th. Sussex Central has also already played their next game (against Odessa), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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