Marietta gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Saturday. They came out on top against the St. Clairsville Red Devils by a score of 9-5. This was payback for Marietta, who suffered a 7-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
For St. Clairsville's part, Lainey Benedict put in work while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Benedict was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Rachel Finnical was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Marietta will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Clairsville: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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