The Salt Fork Storm will head out on the road to face off against the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Salt Fork's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley on Tuesday. They lost 19-0 to the Falcons. Salt Fork's loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, after a string of 11 wins, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 9-5 to Hoopeston.
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin got a good showing from Hope Grissom, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Grissom has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gentry Elson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Ava Acton, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Salt Fork's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-8.
Salt Fork suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin in their previous matchup last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's Ella Myers, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Now that Salt Fork 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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