The Memorial Red Devils will be playing at home against the Springfield Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Memorial has three straight wins, Springfield has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Memorial got the win against Liberty by a conclusive 13-1. That's two games straight that Memorial has won by exactly 12 runs.
Ramani Adams made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Adams has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Adams was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Abby Broz was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Angelis Espada was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base.
Springfield lost 8-1 to McDonald on Thursday.
Memorial's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-10. As for Springfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Springfield's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Memorial has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Springfield, though, as they've been averaging 10.6. Given Memorial's sizable advantage in that area, Springfield will need to find a way to close that gap.
Memorial came up short against Springfield in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 7-3. Thankfully for Memorial, Haleigh McCalla (who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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