Marian Survives Wild Give-and-Take with H-F

Spartans get clutch hitting, turn big defensive play to pull out a dramatic victory over the host Vikings.

It was an exciting game between rivals Marian Catholic and Homewood-Flossmoor on Tuesday. When it appeared one team had the momentum, the other would take it right back.  In the end, it was Shannon Dee’s two-out RBI single that plated Shawna Sadler in the top of the seventh inning that lifted the Spartans to an 8-7 win. The Vikings were the home team and had the last at-bat, and they had a chance to win the game in the bottom of the seventh inning. Trailing by one with runners on second and third with two outs, Sydney Battle came to the plate with a chance to tie or win the game.  Battle had homered earlier in the game, but further heroics were not to be, as she hit a sharp liner to Spartans third baseman Alexandra Nickel to end the game. …

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