Ida B. Wells is 1-9 against Franklin since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ida B. Wells Guardians are on the road again to play the Franklin Quakers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Ida B. Wells narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Lincoln 6-5.
Calla Cheah was excellent, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Franklin came tearing into Friday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Mountain Lions 3-2.
Amberlee Faas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Franklin's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Elsie Ostrom, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Ida B. Wells' victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Franklin, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Ida B. Wells beat Franklin 5-2 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ida B. Wells since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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