For the second straight game, Detroit will face off against Fruitvale. The Eagles will face off against the Bobcats on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Detroit has four straight wins, Fruitvale has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Four must be Detroit's lucky number: they beat Fruitvale with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Eagles beat the Bobcats by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-3.
For Fruitvale's part, Kyla Bain put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Bain has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, earning one RBI, one run, and two stolen bases.
Fruitvale's loss dropped their record down to 7-14-1. As for Detroit, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5.
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