The LaBrae Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Garfield G-Men at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. LaBrae will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Things were looking good for LaBrae after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Ursuline by a score of 9-8.
Rylee McDonough made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and a double. Mariah Jones was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Garfield sidestepped Liberty for an 8-7 win. That's two games straight that Garfield has won by just one run.
LaBrae's loss dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Garfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Everything went LaBrae's way against Garfield in their previous matchup on Friday as LaBrae made off with a 12-6 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Garfield's Juliana Genovese, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over 5.1 innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will LaBrae still be able to contain Genovese? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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