The Badger Braves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pymatuning Valley Lakers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
On Monday, Badger made easy work of Bloomfield and carried off a 20-1 win. With that victory, Badger brought their scoring average up to 7.1 runs per game.
Isabella Bailey made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Bailey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Bailey was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Savannah Steh was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and five RBI. Molly O'Brien was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Pymatuning Valley can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Grand Valley a 7-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Pymatuning Valley sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Like Badger, Pymatuning Valley also got a great game from a two-way player: Saige Payne. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Payne was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, McKenna Jordan was a standout: she scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Allison Clark, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Badger's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5. As for Pymatuning Valley, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Badger suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Pymatuning Valley when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Payne, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Badger knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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