After flying high against Hammond Central last Wednesday, Hobart came back down to earth. The Hobart Brickies fell just short of the Andrean Fighting 59ers by a score of 4-2 on Friday. It was the first time this season that Hobart let down their fans at home.
Keirys Click made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Addisyn Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
On Andrean's side, Abbey Bond spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up 12 Ks. Bond has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrean let Maggie Voliva and Shay Spillman loose on the outfield. Voliva went 4-for-4 with a double, while Spillman scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Grasha, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hobart's loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-7. As for Andrean, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 20-4.
While Hobart had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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