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EAGLES DROP A HEART BREAKER TO MARLINGTON

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ALLIANCE, Ohio –

For the second time in as many nights the Hubbard Lady Eagles (7-8) lost at the hands of a walk off.

A 7th inning rally in which the Lady Eagles would score 5 runs brought the game to a tie last night against the Ursuline Irish before Ursuline’s Emily Holland sealed the fate of the Eagles with her game winning RBI double.

Hubbard made another 7th inning effort in their non-conference matchup today against the Marlington Dukes (12-1). Trailing by 2, the Lady Eagles needed just two batters to draw the game to a tie. After a leadoff single by Gillian Ryser, Sydney Bowser would blast one over the left field wall to knot things up.

Tied but now with two away the Lady Eagles fired the bats up one last time for the ball game. With back-to-back singles off the bats of Haley Croyleand Riley Kachaylo, Jordyn Julierat stepped up to the plate with a chance to take the lead.

The junior outfielder answered the call with a 2-1 count, dropping a single in front of the right fielder and allowing Croyle to score from second, giving the Lady Eagles a 9-8 lead.

Unfortunately for Hubbard, their one run lead wouldn’t be enough. A leadoff single and an eventual walk had the Dukes within striking range with just one away. Chyanne Knapp would then double to left field, allowing the tying run to come across.

Trying to keep the game at a tie, Hubbard would intentionally walk one to load the bases. With still just one away, Morgan Davis did exactly what was needed, hitting a sacrifice fly to left field bringing across the winning run and breaking the Lady Eagles hearts, 10-9.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Haley Croyle – 4-for-4, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

Sydney Bowser – 1-for-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk

Gillian Ryser – 2-for-4, 3 runs scored

MARLINGTON

Angela Cirone – 3-for-4, 1 triple, 3 runs scored, 1 walk

Ashlyn Maurer – 2-for-4, 1 double, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 1 run scored

Chyanne Knapp – 2-for-4, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

SALEM GRABS CONTROL OF EBC

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SALEM OH-

Salem entered Thursday nights game with Marlington knowing that a second straight win against the Dukes would put them in full control of the Eastern Buckeye Conference. After Sophomore starter Gavin Wilms gave up 2 runs in the first while throwing 33 pitches, it didn’t look likely. But the Quakers jumped all over Marlington in the bottom of the 1st to score 5 runs of their own to grab a lead they would never relinquish.

Wilms settled in after giving up another run in the second to go the distance for the Quakers grabbing his second EBC victory giving up 2 earned runs on 7 hits and striking out 5 Marlington batters.

The Salem offense stayed red hot as every single guy in the lineup for the Quakes got at least one hit and were led by junior Darius Beck who had 3 hits including a 3 run home run in the fifth that ended the scoring for Salem and by fellow junior Corey Riesen who had 2 hits and 3 RBI’s of his own.

Blaize Exline, Jackson Johnson, and Nick Coletta all had multiple hits for Salem as well.

The Quakers now sit 2 games ahead in the loss column for first place in the EBC halfway through the conference schedule. Salem is now 12-2 overall and 6-0 in the EBC. The Quakers are back in action Friday night at United at 5 pm.

*Contributed By Mike Debarr at salemathletics.org

QUAKERS EDGE OUT MARLINGTON

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MARLINGTON OH-

Both teams were strong on the mound Tuesday, but Salem defeated Marlington 3-2. Lane Rhodes allowed just four hits to Marlington.

Rhodes was the winning pitcher for Salem. The righty lasted seven innings, allowing four hits and two runs while striking out seven.

Tommy Skelding took the loss for Marlington. The pitcher allowed five hits and three runs over five innings, striking out eight and walking one.

Darius Beck went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead the Quakers in hits.

Danny Grimes led Marlington with two hits in three at bats.

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WARRIORS CANT FINISH RALLY AGAINST MARLINGTON

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BELOIT OH- West Branch found themselves down 5-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning on Tuesday against Marlington. The Warriors got a run across, and loaded the bases with 1 out. The Dukes reliever Ashlyn Maurer got out of the jam with only one run across to secure the victory 5-3.

The game started out as a pitcher’s duel with both teams struggling to get runners on. Marlington struck first when interference was called at third base while a Duke runner was trying to round the bag to head home. In the third inning however, the Warriors found a spark as Jordan Anderson  launched a home run off the score board, and Sydney Mercer hit a RBI triple to give West Branch a 2-1 lead.

Marlington bounced back in the next inning though as they scored 4 runs with 2 outs. Their big inning was capped by an Ava Collins 2 run home run.

Despite giving up the 5 runs, Anderson still gave the Dukes trouble in the circle, striking out 11.

POLAND THROWS LAST PUNCH TO WIN DISTRICT CROWN

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POLAND OH- It was expected to be a thriller on Saturday between two seeded Poland and three seeded Marlington. The game lived up to the hype as it went back and forth all night. Poland was able to throw the final punch to come away with the 40-38 win.

Poland led most of a very close and competitive first half. With two tenth of a second left in the half though, Marlington hit two free throws to take a one point 24-23 lead into the locker room. The second half is when the game got very wild, as the two teams seem to trade leads through out the final two quarters. Neither team could pull away.

Min the final moments both teams had a handful of one point leads. It was Marlington that had a 38-37 lead late in the game. Poland got a huge shot to make it 39-38, but then an all important free throw to put them up 40-38. A three from the Dukes at the buzzer bounced off that back iron and that would be the final score of the game.

Poland had three players reach double figures on the day. Jackie Grisdale led the way with 14 points. Mary Brant continued her impressive first dose of tournament play scoring 11 points. Morgan Kluchar battled for 10 points.

Poland advances to the regional semifinals against Perry, who won on a buzzer beater against Salem in their district championship. That game will take place at Barberton High School on Tuesday night at 8:15.

WEST BRANCH MAKES THEIR FIRST TRIP TO DISTRICTS SINCE 2008

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BELOIT OH- It was a special night in West Branch on Friday as the Warriors won their first sectional title since 2008. To make the victory even sweeter, it came against EBC rival Marlington. The Warriors took care of the Dukes 58-50.

Dru DeShields led the way for the Warriors scoring 20 points. JD Brain has a strong performance putting in 12 points. Josh Gregory was also in double figures with 10 points.

West Branch advances to their first district semifinal in 13 seasons as they will travel to Chaney on Thursday. Tip off is set for 7:00.

MARLINGTON ENDS WARRIORS SEASON

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MARLINGTON OH- Trailing 50-37 with under 6 minutes to play the West Branch Lady Warriors went on a 11-0 run and closed the gap to 6 points but could not get any closer as the Marlington Dukes hung on and defeated the Warriors 58-53 in Wednesday’s District semi-finals match up.

Both teams went to the 3 ball with the Dukes hitting 7 of them and West Branch nailing on 8 shots. The Warriors finished up their season with a 20-5 record.

Jillian Pidgeon was on fire as she canned 5 3-points to finish up with 19 points for the Warriors. The win moves Marlington to a Saturday night Division II district finals game against the Poland Bulldogs at Poland.

*Contributed by YSN’s Gary Leininger

SALEM TAKES SECOND MATCHUP WITH MARLINGTON

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MARLINGTON OH- The Salem Lady Quakers had a season sweep of  Marlington  with a 40-31 win over the host Dukes.

Salem’s win has the EBC knotted up at the top as both the Quakers and the Dukes have 9-2 records with each playing Alliance in their final league play. Marlington jumped out to a 9-7 1st quarter advantage but it was all Salem after that as the Quakers out-scored the Dukes 33-22 in the game’s final 3 periods.

Abbie Davidson paced the well balanced Quaker attract with 12 points and her sister Annis followed  up with 8 points.  Salem will begin Division II tournament play as they will ost Streetsboro on Saturday at 1 p.m. You can watch this contest on ysnlive.com for 9.99.

*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger

HENDERSCHOTT SHATTERS RECORD IN WARRIOR WIN

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BELOIT OH- Junior Jaxon Hendershott’s name is in the West Branch record book as he set the single game 3-pointers in a contest as the Warriors downed the Marlington Dukes 55-45.

Henderschott made 8 3-pointers on his way to a 30 point night as the Warriors improved to 11-4 for the year. Drew DeShields dropped in 11 points  and jes Smith scored 9 points for West Branch. Nxt up for the Warriors is an away game against Canton South Tuesday night

*Contributed by YSN’s Gary Leininger

WARRIORS DROP A HEARTBREAKER TO MARLINGTON

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BELOIT OH-It was a big EBC clash on Friday night that just may be the key in who finishes on top at the end of the season.  The West Branch Warriors dropped a tough 1 point contest to the Dukes of Marlington 40 -39. It was the Warriors second loss of the season.

The Warriors led most of the game, but Marlington blew the doors open in the fourth quarter. They outscored the Warriors 16-4 in the final frame to secure the one point win.

Senior Dru DeShields led the now 4-2 Warriors with 16 points  Josh Gregory and Nick Wilson had 8 points each.

West Branch travels to Lake Center Christian on Tuesday night.