Marietta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-8 heartbreaker at the hands of the McEachern Indians. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-4 back in September.
Kaylan Turner put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and three unearned) runs off ten hits. Turner was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Finley Young was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. McKenna Hall was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Marietta's loss dropped their record down to 3-20. As for McEachern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-13.
As of now, neither Marietta nor the Indians have any future games scheduled.
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