Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City is 2-8 against Mulberry Grove since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats will head out on the road to take on the Mulberry Grove Aces at 4:30 p.m.
Things were looking good for Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 18-6 to Dieterich. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Mulberry Grove had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Rams out 5-3.
Lily Johnson spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Taylor Stone was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Greenwood, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Mulberry Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Mulberry Grove in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Now that Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 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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