Horicon is 7-0 against Fall River since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Horicon Marshmen will look to defend their home field against the Fall River Pirates at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Horicon has seven straight victories, Fall River has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Horicon is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Williams Bay (and have done all season long). Horicon never let Williams Bay onto the board and left with a 15-0 win on Friday.
Lizzy Gibbs was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Gibbs was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Horicon got a massive performance out of Breonna Buechel, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Buechel hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for four straight games. Ella Vorlob was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Fall River's offense. They lost 17-0 to Deerfield on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Fall River's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Horicon's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Fall River, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Everything went Horicon's way against Fall River in their previous meeting back in April as Horicon made off with a 22-3 win. Will Horicon repeat their success, or does Fall River have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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