Miami Country Day can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They never let the Marathon Dolphins onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Miami Country Day's victory was all the more impressive since Marathon was averaging only 3.64 runs allowed on the season.
Collins Ames made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 16 over six innings pitched. Ames has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Ames was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sharleah Lapaix was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Maryam Rassif, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
On Marathon's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elena Eubank, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Miami Country Day's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Marathon, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-3.
Miami Country Day will be playing in front of their home fans against Marathon at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Miami Country Day: 3.1, Marathon: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Marathon, they will head out on the road to square off against Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Marathon's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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