Marathon had no problems hanging on to its perfect record last week. The Fins improved to 4-0 after a pair of wins, starting with Lourdes Academy on Feb. 28. Allison Garcia struck out a dozen batters over 7 innings and managed to log 3 hits offensively, including a double. Sara Robinson earned 3 hits of her own, while Elena Eubank and Madelyn Thornton each had 2. Maeve Merryman, Shynell McGuire and Daniela Gonzalez accounted for the remainder of Marathon’s hits.
On March 1, Marathon sent the visiting Raiders of Ransom Everglades home early in a 15-0 mercy-rule stomping. Eubank added another 3 hits to her stats. Robinson had 2 hits with Thornton, McGuire and Ryleigh Garcia driving a hit apiece. Allison Garcia struck out 11 of 15 batters faced over 4 innings, allowing no hits and just 2 walks. Marathon’s success out of the gates this season allowed its ranking to rocket to No. 1 in 2A across Florida. The Fins are batting .396 as a team with a .508 on-base percentage to help boost their wins as well as their ranking.
The Hurricanes had no games on the schedule last week. Coral Shores will play its home opener Thursday, March 7 against Colonial Christian. The Lady Conchs did not see any game action last week, either. Their schedule included Mater Lakes Academy on March 2, which was canceled. Next up for Key West is a doubleheader against John Carroll Catholic, set to be played in The Backyard on Saturday, March 9 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
