The Tipton Blue Devils will square off against the Lapel Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Friday just wasn't the day for Tipton's offense. They fell just short of Frankton by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Lapel entered their tilt with Guerin Catholic on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Golden Eagles.
Ava Zdanowski tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Lapel got a big performance out of Paige Stires, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That's the most stolen bases Stires has posted since back in March. Ella Reed also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Tipton's defeat dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Lapel, their win bumped their record up to 13-6.
Tipton came out on top in a nail-biter against Lapel when the teams last played back in May of 2019, sneaking past 7-5. Do the Blue Devils have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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