The Whiteland Warriors will challenge the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Whiteland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Whiteland is is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They lost 13-3 to Mooresville.
Madison Myers was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two doubles.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Franklin Community had no problem doing just that on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Olympians and snuck past 5-3. That's two games straight that Franklin Community has won by exactly two runs.
Annabelle Richter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Richter has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Richter was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Franklin Community let Addie Martin and Aubrey Leugers loose on the outfield. Martin scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Leugers went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Martin has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Addie Mashino, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Whiteland now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Franklin Community, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
Whiteland suffered a grim 22-3 defeat to Franklin Community when the teams last played back in April. Can Whiteland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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