Ida B. Wells is on a four-game streak of home wins, while McDaniel is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Ida B. Wells Guardians will take on the McDaniel Mountain Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Ida B. Wells and McDaniel are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
On Wednesday, Ida B. Wells came up short against Grant and fell 9-4.
Kaia Young made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Stella Fergeson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, McDaniel put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Grant a 10-0 shutout.
Isabel Hale was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Hale was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Anna Gladwin was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a triple. Jessie Brill was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Ida B. Wells' loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for McDaniel, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Ida B. Wells beat McDaniel 7-2 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will Ida B. Wells repeat their success, or does McDaniel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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