Lewiston-Altura has enjoyed the comforts of home their last seven games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Mabel-Canton Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mabel-Canton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lewiston-Altura, who comes in off a win.
Lewiston-Altura is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Rushford-Peterson (and have done all season long). Lewiston-Altura was the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over Rushford-Peterson on Tuesday. While fans of Lewiston-Altura might be used to big wins, the 13-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Mabel-Canton's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 5-1 to Houston.
Tylar Wenthold spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Mabel-Canton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kira Snyder, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
The victory got Lewiston-Altura back to even at 9-9. As for Mabel-Canton, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Lewiston-Altura was able to grind out a solid win over Mabel-Canton in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, winning 10-5. Will Lewiston-Altura repeat their success, or does Mabel-Canton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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