Softball Recap: Blanchard Lions vs. Binger-Oney Bobcats
Blanchard entered their tilt with Binger-Oney on Saturday with 15 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 16. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Binger-Oney Bobcats. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly five runs.
Parker Jackson tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Quinlyn Johnson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Finley Lockwood, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Blanchard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Blanchard's win bumped their record up to 18-3. As for Binger-Oney, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-4 record.
Blanchard didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 13-6 victory vs. Harrah on the 9th. As for Binger-Oney, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hinton at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Binger-Oney has won three straight at home, while Hinton won eight straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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