Miami Country Day is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Marathon is on a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Miami Country Day Spartans will take on the Marathon Dolphins at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Miami Country Day: 3.4, Marathon: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Miami Country Day fell victim to Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart and their airtight pitching crew back in March. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cyclones.
Collins Ames spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
Even though they lost, Miami Country Day didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Marathon stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let Colonial Christian onto the board and left with a 17-0 win.
Marathon got a massive performance out of Maeve Merryman, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Elena Eubank, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Miami Country Day's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Marathon, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Miami Country Day has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Marathon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Miami Country Day took their win against Marathon when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 10-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Marathon's Allison Garcia, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and nine unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Miami Country Day still be able to contain Garcia? There's only one way to find out.
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