Morehead City, NC- The Morehead City Marlins continued their winning ways pushing their streak to nine wins in a row with a 6-1 victory over the Wilmington Sharks marking the third win in a row this week for the Fish over the Sharks.
Zack Miller got the Marlins on the board first with a line drive over the left field fence to score two runs and tally his third home run of the season. Jase Felker tacked on an RBI double in the inning as well to build an early 3-0 lead.
Miller earned his third RBI of the ballgame in the third inning when he socked a single to score McGwire Tuffy and put the Fish up 4-0.
The Sharks scored their lone run of the ballgame in the top of the fourth off starting pitcher Ben Prywitch who went four innings before turning it over to the vaunted Marlins bullpen.
After a couple innings of leaving runners in scoring position the Marlins finally added some insurance in the bottom of the seventh when Dylan Rogers demolished a pitch into orbit a whopping 430 feet for a solo home run. Ben Miller roped an RBI double with two outs to add on another run and put the Marlins up by five.
The relief corps handled the rest keeping the 6-1 lead intact and ensuring the winning streak reached nine. The Marlins and Sharks will be back at it again for the fourth time this week tomorrow night from Wilmington.