The Marist War Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Southwest DeKalb Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marist's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Southwest DeKalb's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Marist's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over Mount Vernon. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the War Eagles have posted since August 2nd.
Meanwhile, Southwest DeKalb came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Titans.
Jasmin Josey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. That's the most hits she has posted since back in October of 2023. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, Southwest DeKalb got a big performance out of Saniya Rice, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Madelyn Flournoy, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Southwest DeKalb didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northview only tossed a.
Marist is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Southwest DeKalb, they pushed their record up to 9-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Marist's way against Southwest DeKalb in their previous matchup back in August as Marist made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marist since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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