Ida B. Wells put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Franklin Quakers a 9-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Ida B. Wells.
Griffin Scott was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Scott has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Scott was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cole Harris and Justin Weinberg did most of the damage at the plate: Harris scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Weinberg scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Ida B. Wells has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Franklin, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-16.
Ida B. Wells will have a chance to go back-to-back against Franklin: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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