Softball Preview: Firelands Falcons vs. Brookside Cardinals
After three games on the road, Firelands is heading back home. They will take on the Brookside Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Firelands is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
Firelands is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Black River (and have done all season long). Firelands blew past Black River 10-4.
Jeanette Crawford was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up four earned runs off ten hits. Crawford has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Crawford was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mandy DeWitt, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and a double. Sarah Blankenship was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Brookside lost 12-1 to Padua Franciscan on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that Brookside has lost by exactly 11 runs.
Firelands' win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-7. As for Brookside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Everything went Firelands' way against Brookside in their previous meeting back in April as Firelands made off with a 7-0 victory. Will Firelands repeat their success, or does Brookside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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