After six games on the road, Lee Vining is heading back home. They will take on the Immanuel Christian Crusaders at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
Last Wednesday, Lee Vining fell victim to a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Mammoth.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Immanuel Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lone Pine a 15-0 shutout.
Abigail Barham made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Barham has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Barham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Immanuel Christian got a massive performance out of Ava Blakie, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Sydney Loughlin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Lee Vining dropped their record down to 0-6 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Immanuel Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Lee Vining might still be hurting after the 25-1 defeat they got from Immanuel Christian in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barham, who went 5-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three doubles. Now that Lee Vining 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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