ASHEBORO, NC–The Morehead City Marlins (20-5) traveled to take on the Asheboro Zookeepers (14-8) in the second game of their road trip with a 10-7 win in eight innings.
The Marlins came out of the gates hot, recording four consecutive hits. Singles from Diego Diaz and Bray Touchstone, along with an RBI single from Jovan Gill, and a three-run home run for Jon Howard, in his first game back.
Asheboro matched the Marlins with a home run of their own in the first inning from Blake Brookins, adding two runs.
After Touchstone and Gill reached in the third inning, Ethan Dillon sent his first home run over the right field wall.
Asheboro responded once again with two runs in the bottom of the inning, making the score 7-4.
Gill and Touchstone continued to manufacture runs in the fourth inning, both with sacrifice flies.
The Zookeepers put up three more runs in the bottom of the fifth, highlighted by a solo home run from Wilmis Castro.
The bats then went quiet until a leadoff double from Ethan Dillon in the eighth inning, who was brought around by some wild pitches, before a rain delay paused play.
Both teams hit the snot out of the ball, as the Marlins recorded 10 hits and the Zookeepers 13.
Spencer Cipro started the game on the mound, going for 4.2 innings, with seven runs, five of which were earned, and a strikeout. Ryan Jackson followed with 1.1 innings, giving up just one hit and striking out one.
The game was delayed due to rain in the eighth. Play resumed, and was called after a second delay in the ninth, reverting to the final score after eight innings.
The Marlins will return to Big Rock Stadium on Wednesday to host the Forest City Owls. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30pm on July 1st. Fans can watch the live stream on Home Team Network, with pregame coverage starting at 6:15pm.
