The Fort Frye Cadets will head out on the road to challenge the Crooksville Ceramics at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fort Frye proved they can win big on Monday (they won by six) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Frontier 3-1.
Crooksville came out on top against Coshocton on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive ten-run fourth inning. The Ceramics were the clear victors by a 14-6 margin over the Redskins. Considering the Ceramics have won six games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Dalena Rollison made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Crooksville let Mylin Driggs and Rylee Chamberlin run wild. Driggs went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Chamberlin went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those two stolen bases gave Driggs a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Goodin, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Fort Frye has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Crooksville, their record is now 12-3.
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