After a string of three wins, Frankfort's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have not had much luck with Elk Rapids recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Elk Rapids' part, Rhielynn Skrocki made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Skrocki was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Haleigh Yocom was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases.
Frankfort's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Elk Rapids, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1-1.
Frankfort will head out on the road to take on McBain at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Frankfort's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so McBain's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Elk Rapids, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 8-5 win vs. Sault Area on the 27th.
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