On Tuesday, Cape Henlopen faced Smyrna in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cape Henlopen Vikings' pitcher stepped up to hand the Smyrna Eagles a 4-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Cape Henlopen who now have three in a row.
Not much got past Abby Marsh, who gave up just one hit to keep Smyrna off the board. Marsh has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jay'Lyn Slater was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Cape Henlopen has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Smyrna, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Cape Henlopen will be playing in front of their home fans against Polytech at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Polytech will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Cape Henlopen surely won't give up without a fight. As for Smyrna, they will head out on the road to challenge Caesar Rodney at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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