The Galion Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Crestview Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Galion is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Colonel Crawford on Tuesday as Galion made off with a 12-2 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Madison Beck tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaitylyn McKee, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kortnie Ganshorn, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Crestview can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-2 margin over St. Paul. The win made it back-to-back victories for Crestview.
Galion has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Crestview, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6.
Galion skirted past Crestview 4-2 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Crestview's Chesnie Patton, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Galion still be able to contain Patton? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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