East Lansing had lost seven straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-8 to make it eight. They came up short against the Fowlerville Gladiators, falling 13-5. If the Trojans were looking for revenge after losing 21-7 to the Gladiators when the teams met back in April of 2017, then they'll just have to keep looking.
East Lansing saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Talia Dunn, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Bridget Buhl also deserves some recognition as she got her first hits of the season.
As for Fowlerville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-6. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by eight runs or more this season.
On Fowlerville's side, they got a great performance from Rylee Gulledge as she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Gulledge a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Fowlerville let Tommi Kleinschmidt and Avery Borg run wild. Kleinschmidt went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one double, while Borg went 2-for-5 with one home run and two RBI. Michaela Gulledge was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Lansing will square off against DeWitt at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Fowlerville, they will take on Waverly at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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