On Tuesday, Smyrna faced Cape Henlopen in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Smyrna Eagles fell 4-0 to the Cape Henlopen Vikings. Smyrna's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Cape Henlopen's part, not much got past Abby Marsh, who gave up just one hit to keep Smyrna off the board. Marsh has been nothing but reliable on the mound: 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.
Smyrna now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Cape Henlopen, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Smyrna will head out on the road to take on Caesar Rodney at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cape Henlopen, they will be playing at home against Polytech at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Polytech: 1.4, Cape Henlopen: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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