John Glenn had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Tri-Valley Scotties out 3-1. That's two games straight that John Glenn has won by exactly two runs.
Sydney Marshall was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Marshall has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Marshall was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Marshall wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Wayne, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
John Glenn is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Tri-Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 17-6.
John Glenn does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tri-Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Westland at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tri-Valley is facing Westland at the right time seeing as Westland is stuck on a 20-game losing streak.
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