Archer City lost against Graford on Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Archer City Wildcats fell just short of the Graford Rabbits by a score of 10-9. That's two games in a row now that Archer City has lost by just one run.
Addison Canada put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over 7.2 innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Canada has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Canada was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Jocelyn Tedrow was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 4-for-5. Brilee Canada was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Archer City didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Graford only tossed six.
Like Archer City, Graford also got a great game from a two-way player: Lilly Ruddy. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Ruddy was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double.
In other batting news, Graford got a massive performance out of Makayla Higgins, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Krimsyn Apilando, who went 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Archer City now has a losing record at 11-12-1. As for Graford, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
Archer City will face off against Petrolia at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Petrolia and Archer City are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Graford, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Windthorst at 4:00 p.m. Graford is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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