Harrison is 9-1 against Kokomo since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Harrison Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Kokomo Wildkats at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Harrison stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Carmel with a sharp 13-3 win.
Ava Mobley was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Voll, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Kokomo ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Mississinewa 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kokomo.
Taylor Reed made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching eight innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Reed was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Amirah Marciniak, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ava Federspill, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Harrison has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Kokomo, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Harrison hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Kokomo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Harrison took their victory against Kokomo in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 16-5. Will Harrison repeat their success, or does Kokomo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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