Softball Preview: Grand Blanc Bobcats vs. Davison Cardinals
Grand Blanc has been on the road for six straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Davison Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grand Blanc knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Davison likes a good challenge.
Grand Blanc is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Carman-Ainsworth (and have done all season long). Grand Blanc's pitcher stepped up to hand Carman-Ainsworth a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. Give Grand Blanc's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Kayla Blumenschein made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Blumenschein has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Blumenschein was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Katelyn DeWitt, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Hannah Johnson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Davison might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-5 to Goodrich, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Davison has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grand Blanc is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Davison, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Grand Blanc's way against Davison in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Grand Blanc made off with a 13-3 victory. Does Grand Blanc have another victory up their sleeve, or will Davison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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