The St. Francis Gladiators will take on the Reed City Coyotes at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in St. Francis' favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Reed City has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
St. Francis is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Frankfort with a sharp 19-2 win on Wednesday. The Gladiators might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
Addey Schmuckal was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kylee Eising was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Margot Schaffler was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Reed City lost 11-1 to Evart on Tuesday.
The victory got St. Francis back to even at 12-12. As for Reed City, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
St. Francis came out on top in a nail-biter against Reed City in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Do the Gladiators have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Coyotes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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