Sandusky is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Mansfield Senior a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Sandusky Blue Streaks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mansfield Senior Tygers at 4:45 p.m. Mansfield Senior took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sandusky, who comes in off a win.
Sandusky will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Bellevue, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Blue Streaks came out on top against the Redmen by a score of 9-6 on Thursday.
Kaylee Summers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up seven Ks.
Makayla Popke
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On the hitting side, Savannah Palmer and Makayla Popke did most of the damage at the plate: Palmer went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run, while Popke went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Popke a new career-high. Alidra Johnson was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Mansfield Senior's offense. They came up short against Crestline on Wednesday, falling 15-0.
Mansfield Senior's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Sandusky, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 5-6.
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