The Marist War Eagles will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Northview Titans at 5:30 p.m. Marist is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
Marist can't be too worried about heading out to take on Northview: they just beat Brookwood at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Marist walked away with a 4-1 victory over Brookwood on Saturday.
D Dreska spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, MC Stanley was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Northview didn't have quite enough to beat West Hall on Monday and fell 12-11.
Hannah Xu made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Bombard, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Marist pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Northview, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Everything went Marist's way against Northview in their previous meeting back in August as Marist made off with a 16-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marist since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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