The Kirtland Hornets will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Berkshire Badgers at 10:00 a.m.
Last Wednesday, Kirtland came up short against Edgewood and fell 9-5.
Gianna DiFranco was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Fleming, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Berkshire waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 10-6 win over the Wildcats.
The team relied heavily on Kylie Gleason, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Julia Young, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Kirtland's loss was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Berkshire, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
Kirtland suffered a grim 15-4 defeat to Berkshire when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Berkshire's Whitney Davis, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Kirtland 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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