Griffith won the last time they faced Whiting, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Everything went the Griffith Panthers' way against the Whiting Oilers as the Griffith Panthers made off with a 16-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Griffith.
Cheyanne Fant made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Fant has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fant was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Griffith let Morgan Von Ogden and Addison Kubaszak loose on the outfield. Von Ogden scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Kubaszak scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Natalie Vianello, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Whiting's side, Jordyn Rivera was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Griffith's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13. As for Whiting, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.
Griffith will be playing at home against Hammond at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Whiting, they will head out on the road to take on Hammond Morton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hammond Morton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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