The Gladstone Braves will challenge the Cheboygan Chiefs at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Gladstone's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Cheboygan has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road.
Cheboygan's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Gladstone hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Braves never let Norway get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Tuesday. Considering the Braves have won 16 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Tia Schone was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Lauren Sundquist and Emma Trombley did most of the damage at the plate: Sundquist went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Trombley got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Trombley has posted over her last nine contests. Molly Matthews was another key player, earning three runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Cheboygan came up short against St. Francis on Wednesday, falling 8-2.
Cheboygan's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Gladstone, their victory bumped their record up to 24-2.
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