On Thursday, Cape Henlopen faced Polytech in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Cape Henlopen Vikings' way against the Polytech Panthers as the Cape Henlopen Vikings made off with a 12-4 victory. The win was nothing new for Cape Henlopen as they're now sitting on four straight.
Abby Marsh spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ava Calciano, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alivia Heers, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Cape Henlopen is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Polytech, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 11-3.
Cape Henlopen will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Seaford at 4:15 p.m. The timing is sure in Cape Henlopen's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Seaford has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road. Polytech will take on St. Georges Tech at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Polytech's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so St. Georges Tech's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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