The Watkins Memorial Warriors will take on the Circleville Tigers at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Circleville is headed out to face a Warriors team ready to give their home crowd a win. Watkins Memorial fell just short of Bloom-Carroll by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday.
Carliee Taggart was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Gerhardt, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Circleville had just enough and edged out Westfall 4-3 on Thursday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Kayla Fleck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Claire Davis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Watkins Memorial came out on top in a nail-biter against Circleville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Will Watkins Memorial repeat their success, or does Circleville has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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