Marcellus is 0-6 against Hartford since April of 2015 but things could change on Monday. The Wildcats will square off against the Huskies at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marcellus has three straight victories, Hartford has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when Marcellus duked it out with Bloomingdale on Friday. The Wildcats blew past the Cardinals 17-2. Considering the Wildcats have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Abby Tone made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hannah Sharp, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 11 matches. Another player making a difference was Charlotte Cropsey, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Marcellus was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .343 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Hartford lost 20-7 to Bangor on Thursday.
Marcellus' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-12. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.8 runs over those games. As for Hartford, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13-1.
Marcellus couldn't quite finish off Hartford when the teams last played back in May of 2022 and fell 13-11. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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