After three games on the road, Magazine is heading back home. They will take on the Scranton Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Magazine is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Paris (and have done all season long). Everything went Magazine's way against Paris on Tuesday as Magazine made off with a 7-1 win.
Meanwhile, Scranton entered their tilt with Dover with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday.
DeLaney Mainer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Mainer has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Mainer was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Mainer wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Lensing, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Magazine pushed their record up to 13-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Scranton, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Magazine might still be hurting after the 9-3 loss they got from Scranton in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Magazine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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