The Marlington Dukes will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Crestwood Red Devils at 5:00 p.m.
Marlington will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a ten-run contest in their last game. They fell just short of Dalton by a score of 5-3.
Meanwhile, Crestwood put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Conneaut 11-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Crestwood considering their one-run performance the game before.
Bella Hunter was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Hunter has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hunter was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Huffman, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Erin Hallis was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Marlington's loss dropped their record down to 19-5-1. As for Crestwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
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