John Glenn put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past the Tri-Valley Scotties 9-3. Winning may never get old, but John Glenn sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Sydney Marshall made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched eight innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Marshall has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Marshall was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Kinley Porter was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Addi Babcock, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
John Glenn has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Tri-Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. John Glenn will challenge Crooksville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. John Glenn's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Crooksville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Tri-Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Morgan at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tri-Valley: 3.6, Morgan: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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