The Clio Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Gaylord Blue Devils at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Clio's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Gaylord's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Clio is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lake Fenton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 4-3.
Clio saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Summer Stevens, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Stevens' first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gaylord). They blew past Cadillac 22-0 on Tuesday. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Nora Bethuy made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and one RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jenna Sircely, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 2-for-2. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Jones, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Gaylord always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .800. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Gaylord's record now sits at 5-1. As for Clio, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
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