Marlow fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Little Axe on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 2-1. The Outlaws were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Indians earlier this season, when they won 6-2.
Daylin Dennison spent all 8.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
At the plate, Marlow saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylee Johnson, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one stolen base. Addyson Mayes also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Marlow and nudges their season record down to 6-12. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 20-3 Washington (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 64.9% over those games). As for Little Axe, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Coming up, Marlow will head out to take on Community Christian at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Little Axe, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Washington at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Warriors' pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so the Indians' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
