McDaniel and Ida B. Wells are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The McDaniel Mountain Lions will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Ida B. Wells Guardians at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in McDaniel's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
McDaniel is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Grant (and have done all season long). Everything went McDaniel's way against Grant on Tuesday as McDaniel made off with a 10-0 victory.
Isabel Hale made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Hale was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, McDaniel got a massive performance out of Anna Gladwin, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a triple. Another player making a difference was Kaylie Schmitz, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Ida B. Wells came up short against Grant on Wednesday and fell 9-4.
Kaia Young made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Keira Thomas was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
McDaniel's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-5. As for Ida B. Wells, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
McDaniel came up short against Ida B. Wells in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 7-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ida B. Wells' Samantha Stevens, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off nine hits. Now that McDaniel 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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