In what's become a running theme this season, Marathon gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Riviera Prep Bulldogs a 6-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Marathon sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Jack Chapman was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Dylan Williams was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Riviera Prep's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tim Negron, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Negron has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Even though they lost, Riviera Prep didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marathon only tossed nine.
Marathon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Riviera Prep, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season.
Marathon will be playing in front of their home fans against Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marathon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Riviera Prep, they are on the road again on Monday to play Archbishop Carroll at 4:00 p.m. Riviera Prep has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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