The Champion Golden Flashes will square off against the South Range Raiders at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Champion is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They put the hurt on Poland Seminary with a sharp 9-1 win. The Golden Flashes haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Gabrielle Gradishar
| 05/24/25 vs Poland Seminary | 11 |
| 05/19/25 vs Liberty | 20 |
| 05/16/25 vs Riverside | 17 |
| 05/10/25 vs Canfield | 7 |
| 05/10/25 vs LaBrae | 5 |
| + 14 more games |
Gabrielle Gradishar made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 19 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Taylor Rouan was incredible, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ava Sylvester, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
12 must be South Range's lucky number: they beat Triway with that score not once but twice on Wednesday. The Raiders beat the Titans by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-5. The win was familiar territory for the Raiders, who have now won eight matchups in a row.
South Range's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-9. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.2 runs over those games. As for Champion, their record now sits at 20-5.
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