The Norwayne Bobcats will head out on the road to challenge the Marlington Dukes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Marlington took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Norwayne, who comes in off a win.
Norwayne can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Rittman as Norwayne made off with a 13-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Norwayne.
Meanwhile, Marlington came up short against West Branch on Wednesday and fell 4-1. Marlington has struggled against West Branch recently, as their match on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Sam Yoder was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marlington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garett Dillon, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
Norwayne's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Marlington, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
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