The Petrolia Pirates will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Graford Rabbits at 5:00 p.m. Petrolia has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three, while Graford will come in with ten straight victories.
Petrolia pushed their score all the way to ten on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 14-10 to Windthorst.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Graford gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Chico a 10-0 shutout.
Trinity Leach made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Leach has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Leach was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Krimsyn Apilando, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Makayla Higgins was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Petrolia's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Graford, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Petrolia took their win against Graford when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Petrolia repeat their success, or does Graford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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