After soaring to 20 runs the game before, Whitmore Lake was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 17-2 walloping at the hands of the Plymouth Christian Academy Eagles. Whitmore Lake has not had much luck with Plymouth Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Plymouth Christian Academy's part, Clara Groen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Groen has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Groen was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Kate Harris was a standout: she scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Olivia Botosan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Whitmore Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Plymouth Christian Academy, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Whitmore Lake will be playing at home against Inter-City Baptist at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Plymouth Christian Academy, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Boyne City at 10:00 a.m. Plymouth Christian Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matchups -- so hopefully Boyne City likes a good challenge.
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