Softball Preview: John Glenn Little Muskies vs. Crooksville Ceramics
John Glenn is 5-0 against Crooksville since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The John Glenn Little Muskies will head out on the road to challenge the Crooksville Ceramics at 5:00 p.m. John Glenn is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, John Glenn needed a bit of extra time to put away Tri-Valley. Everything went their way against the Scotties as they made off with a 9-3 victory. Considering John Glenn has won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Sydney Marshall made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing eight innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Marshall has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Marshall was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kinley Porter, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Addi Babcock, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Crooksville's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Philo on Wednesday. Crooksville has not had much luck with Philo recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
John Glenn is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Crooksville, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Everything went John Glenn's way against Crooksville when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as John Glenn made off with a 12-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for John Glenn since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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