The Shaker Heights Red Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Firestone Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shaker Heights is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Shaker Heights proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Strongsville. While the Red Raiders didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Scout Harvey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Molly Milligan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Firestone was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 9-2 to Ravenna.
Shaker Heights pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for Firestone, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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