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| 04/24/24 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 04/23/24 - Away | 12-0 W |
| 04/26/23 - Away | 10-3 W |
| 04/25/23 - Home | 14-4 W |
| 04/07/22 - Away | 7-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
Marlington has gone 8-2 against Salem recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Dukes will look to defend their home field against the Quakers at 5:00 p.m. Marlington's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Salem's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Marlington is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Ursuline just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. They came up short against the Fighting Irish, falling 12-6. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Dukes, who until this match were averaging 3.57 runs allowed.
Marlington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, Salem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Ursuline.
Troy Gibson and Colin Riesen did some serious damage despite the final result: Gibson went a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Riesen went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Another player making a difference was Brayden Van Dyne, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Marlington, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Marlington came out on top in a nail-biter against Salem when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Dukes repeat their success, or do the Quakers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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