Softball Preview: Franklin Quakers vs. Ida B. Wells Guardians
Franklin is 9-1 against Ida B. Wells since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Franklin Quakers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ida B. Wells Guardians at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Ida B. Wells is hoping to do on Tuesday what McDaniel couldn't on Friday: put an end to Franklin's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Franklin came out on top in a nail-biter against McDaniel and snuck past 3-2.
Amberlee Faas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Franklin's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Elsie Ostrom, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Ida B. Wells sidestepped Lincoln for a 6-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ida B. Wells.
Calla Cheah was excellent, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Franklin is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Ida B. Wells, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Franklin came up short against Ida B. Wells in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ida B. Wells' Samantha Stevens, who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off nine hits. Now that Franklin knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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