Kearsley is 0-9 against Linden since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Kearsley Hornets will be playing at home against the Linden Eagles at 4:00 p.m.
Kearsley is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They lost 10-2 to Swartz Creek.
Meanwhile, Linden sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over Lincoln on Saturday.
Sophia Helm made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Helm was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Ava Siegwald was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Maizy Aeschliman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Kearsley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Linden, their victory bumped their record up to 20-3.
Kearsley might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from Linden when the teams last played last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Linden's Kayla Widner, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Now that Kearsley 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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