Ida B. Wells and McDaniel are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Ida B. Wells Guardians will head out on the road to face off against the McDaniel Mountain Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Ida B. Wells will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Ida B. Wells had just enough and edged Grant out 8-7.
Samantha Stevens spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Zoe Wise was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Hayden Miramontes, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, McDaniel gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Grant as McDaniel made off with a 7-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for McDaniel.
McDaniel also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Isabel Hale gave up only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, McDaniel let Jessie Brill and Kaylie Schmitz loose on the outfield. Brill scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Schmitz scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mercedez Berduo-Flores, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Ida B. Wells has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for McDaniel, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
Ida B. Wells suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to McDaniel when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hale, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Ida B. Wells 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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