The Bayside Marlins will take on the Salem Sundevils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Bayside will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Kempsville, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Marlins narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Chiefs 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Marlins.
Kennedy Allen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
At the plate, Bayside saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Kirschman, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Salem lost 8-2 to Landstown on Tuesday. The Sundevils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Salem also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Lauren Burchuk gave up just two earned (and six unearned) runs on 11 hits. Burchuk has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
Bayside's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-9. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Everything went Bayside's way against Salem when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Bayside made off with an 11-0 win. Do the Marlins have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Sundevils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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