Salem extended their losing streak to 11 on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 1-12 in the process. They fell 9-5 to the Marlington Dukes. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Quakers of the 1-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
Brayden Van Dyne was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
As for Marlington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games.
On Marlington's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Heatherington, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
While Salem had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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