The Gladstone Braves will square off against the Grayling Vikings on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Gladstone 2.3, Grayling 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Gladstone's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Menominee with a sharp 15-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Braves, who have now won 18 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Grayling entered their tilt with Boyne City on Saturday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Ramblers.
Jessica Campbell was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one triple.
Campbell wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cali D'Amour, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. D'Amour has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Gladstone pushed their record up to 26-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Grayling, their victory bumped their record up to 19-6-1.
Gladstone came out on top in a nail-biter against Grayling in their previous meeting back in June of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. Do the Braves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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