The Angola Hornets will head out to take on the Fairfield Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Angola has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Fairfield will arrive with seven straight victories.
Angola lost 15-2 to Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger on Saturday.
Addison Weisenauer was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
Meanwhile, Fairfield was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Lakeland as they made off with a 16-6 win. Considering the Falcons have won six contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Madison Jones made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Lilly Yoder and Jenna Fought did most of the damage at the plate: Yoder went 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI, while Fought went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave Yoder a new career-high. Ava Cripe was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Fairfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakeland only posted a batting average of .321.
Fairfield's record is now 9-2. As for Angola, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Angola suffered a grim 25-2 defeat to Fairfield in their previous matchup last Thursday. Can the Hornets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
