Griffith is 1-9 against Boone Grove since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Griffith Panthers are on the road again to play the Boone Grove Wolves at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Griffith is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Everything went their way against River Forest as Griffith made off with a 17-3 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Griffith needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Mariah Green was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Green was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cheyanne Fant was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Anila Green was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Boone Grove made easy work of South Central on Saturday and carried off an 8-2 win.
Natalee Meinert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Emily Veschak was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chayse Duerr, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Griffith has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-14 record this season. As for Boone Grove, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6.
Griffith suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Boone Grove in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Boone Grove's Mariah Atteberry, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Griffith 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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