The Ida Bluestreaks will take on the Monroe Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ida is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Ida is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Milan just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 10-7 to the Big Reds.
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Lilah Derian put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and nine unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Jessica Schrader was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-5 with one home run and three RBI. Alex Haws was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Monroe entered their tilt with Pinckney on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Pirates get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Monroe pushed their record up to 12-7 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Ida, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Everything went Ida's way against Monroe when the teams last played back in April of 2018, as Ida made off with a 9-1 win. Will the Bluestreaks repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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