Margaretta has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Willard Crimson Flashes at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Willard took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Margaretta, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Margaretta had just enough and edged Huron out 4-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Willard had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against Norwalk on Wednesday. Willard has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Marcus Schmidt was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Schmidt was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ethan Rodriguez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Isaac Robinson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Margaretta's victory bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Willard, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Margaretta came up short against Willard when the teams last played back in April, falling 8-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rodriguez, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Now that Margaretta knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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