The Biggersville Lions will challenge the Falkner Eagles at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Biggersville has given up an average of 10.3 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Biggersville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Wheeler on Thursday. They lost 14-2 to the Eagles. The Lions have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Falkner put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ashland an 18-0 shutout. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Mallie Mitchell, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, five RBI, and two runs. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. Mia McDaniel was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Falkner was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Biggersville's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Falkner, their victory bumped their record up to 5-12.
Biggersville skirted past Falkner 11-9 in their previous matchup on March 1st. Will Biggersville repeat their success, or does Falkner has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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