Grant is 2-8 against McDaniel since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Grant Generals will head out on the road to face off against the McDaniel Mountain Lions at 4:00 p.m.
Grant's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Barlow on Friday. They lost 15-0 to the Bruins. Grant just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Meanwhile, McDaniel put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Roosevelt as McDaniel made off with a 12-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for McDaniel considering their two-run performance the game before.
Isabel Hale made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and not a single walk). Hale has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Hale was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, McDaniel got a massive performance out of Nevaeah Jackon, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI. Another player making a difference was Lilah Carey, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Grant's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for McDaniel, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Grant might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from McDaniel when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hale, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Now that Grant knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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