Druid Hills hasn't had much luck against Marist recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Druid Hills Red Devils will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Marist War Eagles, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.
Druid Hills' hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Northview on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Titans.
Meanwhile, Marist had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Titans a 16-0 shutout. The War Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
P Drake made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Drake was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, K Mosley was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was H Greeley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marist lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 home runs per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 1.5.
Druid Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Marist, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Druid Hills might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Marist in their previous matchup back in August of 2021. Can Druid Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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