The Fort Frye Cadets will take on the Garaway Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Frye will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Fort Frye is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Newcomerstown 5-4. That's two games straight that the Cadets have won by just one run.
Elle Casto spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on nine hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
Ella Dowler
| 05/20/25 vs Newcomerstown | 3 |
| 04/28/25 @ Marietta | 2 |
| 03/27/24 @ St. Marys | 2 |
| 05/09/25 @ Shenandoah | 1 |
| 05/01/25 vs Zanesville | 1 |
On the hitting side, Fort Frye let Ella Dowler and Faith Treadway run wild. Dowler went 3-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base, while Treadway went 2-for-6 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Those three hits gave Dowler a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jayden Brown, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Garaway, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bellaire on Tuesday, sneaking past 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Pirates have posted since April 25, 2024.
Garaway has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Fort Frye, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7.
Fort Frye suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Garaway in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Can the Cadets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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