Marianna put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks as the Marianna Bulldogs made off with a 12-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Marianna.
Kennedy Temples made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Temples has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Temples was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jadyn Riano was incredible, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Addison Giles, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Marianna pushed their record up to 13-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Port St. Joe, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marianna will take on Cottondale at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Marianna: 3, Cottondale: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Port St. Joe, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Florida State University High School at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Florida State University High School is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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