It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Griffith had no problem doing just that on Monday. They put the hurt on the River Forest Ingots with a sharp 17-3 victory. Considering Griffith has won eight games by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Mariah Green made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Green was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cheyanne Fant was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Anila Green, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Griffith has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-14 record this season. As for River Forest, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-11.
Griffith is on the road again on Wednesday to play Boone Grove at 5:00 p.m. Griffith is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. River Forest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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