Marlington is 0-5 against Green since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Marlington Dukes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Green Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. Marlington will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Marlington ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Carrollton 2-1. That's two games straight that Marlington has won by just one run.
Marlington got a great performance from Drew Simmons as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Sam Yoder relieved him and did a solid job, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Marlington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Woods, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Green's offense. They fell 5-0 to Louisville on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, Green's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Marlington's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Green, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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