The Marlington Dukes will head out on the road to take on the Lake Center Christian Tiger at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Marlington has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Lake Center Christian will arrive with three straight victories.
Alliance hit Marlington with a six-run fifth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Dukes fell just short of the Aviators by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Dukes have suffered since April 9th.
Marlington saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Smith, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Lake Center Christian made easy work of Conotton Valley on Wednesday and carried off a 9-2 win. The Tiger might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Lake Center Christian's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Marlington, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
