Salem is 2-8 against Marlington since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Quakers will challenge the Dukes at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Salem is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Monday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Ursuline.
Troy Gibson and Colin Riesen did some serious damage despite the final result: Gibson went a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Riesen went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Brayden Van Dyne was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Meanwhile, Marlington entered their matchup against Ursuline on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Dukes came up short against the Fighting Irish, falling 12-6. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Dukes, who until this contest were averaging 3.57 runs allowed.
Marlington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Marlington suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 9-5. As for Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
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