Marlington is 6-0 against Alliance since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Marlington Dukes will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Alliance Aviators, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Marlington's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Marlington gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Everything went their way against Nordonia as Marlington made off with a 13-3 win.
Meanwhile, Alliance fell victim to Minerva and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. Alliance has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alana Minear spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 12 Ks.
Marlington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3-1 record this season. As for Alliance, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Marlington took their victory against Alliance in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 25-1. Will Marlington repeat their success, or does Alliance have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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