The Marathon Dolphins will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Riviera Prep Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Marathon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Marathon's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Ransom Everglades by a score of 4-0.
The result came thanks to Dylan Ziels's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dylan Williams was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Riviera Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Florida Christian by a score of 5-3.
Noel Leon put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Leon was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Leon wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Steven Nunez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Marathon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Riviera Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Marathon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Riviera Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Marathon was able to grind out a solid win over Riviera Prep in their previous meeting last Thursday, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marathon 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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