The Anna Rockets will square off against the Fort Loramie Redskins at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Anna is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since March 27th on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Houston 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.
Meanwhile, Fort Loramie had just enough and edged out Coldwater 5-3 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Redskins have posted against the Cavaliers since March 30, 2021.
Claire Hoying was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Laney Barhorst, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Autumn Turner, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Anna pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Fort Loramie, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
Anna was able to grind out a solid win over Fort Loramie in their previous matchup back in April, winning 6-3. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Redskins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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