Baseball Falls to Marlington in Opener 10-6
Jordan Hughes proved 3 hits, Connor Zwick & Stephen Kerzan drove in 2 runs each, and Zach Shea scored twice. However, the host Dukes won the contest 10-6.
Jordan Hughes proved 3 hits, Connor Zwick & Stephen Kerzan drove in 2 runs each, and Zach Shea scored twice. However, the host Dukes won the contest 10-6.
The Leopards did not trail the entire second half and were led by Blake Hoover with 17 points & 7 rebounds, Drew Noble with 11 points & 11 rebounds, and Jake Pukys with 11 points & 3 steals.
Louisville trailed 16-4 in the second quarter, but two big runs helped them pull ahead for a 43-31 victory. Hollyann Mullett led the Leopards with 12, Rachel Zeller scored 10, and Taylor Noble added 7.
Louisville fell at Marlington 64-48 Friday Evening to fall to 6-3 overall and 4-1 in the NBC. Jake Pukys led the Leopards with 12 and Drew Noble added 11.
The Dukes finished the game on a 15-2 run to win their first home game against the Leopards since 1996 by a count of 44-42. Hollyann Mullett scored a game-high 18 points for Louisville.
A Beachwood win would setup a rematch between Marlington and Louisville, while a West Geauga win sends Auorora to Louisville. Full Analysis inside this post.
The Louisville Leopards erased a 20-3 deficit with 38 unanswered points to defeat the visiting Marlington Dukes 41-20 Friday. With the victory, Louisville is alone in first place in the NBC and improves to 8-0, 5-0.
An In-Depth Preview of the Week 8 matchup between the visiting Marlington Dukes & the host Louisville Leopards. Also, past highlights and a look at the all-time series.
All of the top 6 runners were from Louisville for the Boys led by Nick Thomas’s first place finish. The Girls squad finished in 3rd place with Haley Bradley finishing with the best time for the Lady Leopards.
Louisville honored their Seniors before downing Marlington 25-15, 25-16, 25-16. With the victory, Louisville finishes the regular season 12-10 overall and 9-5 in the NBC.