Shaker Heights fell victim to Morse and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their tough 8-0 defeat to the Morse Tigers might stick with them for a while.
For Morse's part, Chris Marquez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Marquez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, David Simmons was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Jorge Munoz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Shaker Heights' loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Morse, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Shaker Heights will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Olympian at 10:00 a.m. Olympian is coming into the game with six straight wins at home, so Shaker Heights will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Morse, they will head out on the road to face off against Francis Parker at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Francis Parker has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.83 runs per game on average), something Morse will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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