The Smyrna Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the St. Mark's Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Smyrna's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so St. Mark's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Smyrna is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Sussex Central, who was ranked second at the time (Smyrna was ranked ninth). The Eagles took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Knights on Thursday. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, St. Mark's fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Sussex Central on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Knights by a score of 5-4. The Spartans have struggled against the Golden Knights recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Tanai Tippens was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Riccio, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Smyrna's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for St. Mark's, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 10-5.
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