The Philo Electrics will head out on the road to square off against the Harrison Central Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Philo will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
On Thursday, Philo came up short against Crooksville and fell 15-12. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (11), the Electrics still had to take the loss.
Tierra Rowland-Ryan made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Baileigh Riley, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Harrison Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against East Liverpool on Tuesday as they made off with a 9-0 win. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Harrison Central also got a great performance from Emma Skinner as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Skinner has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 21 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kelsey Powers was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and one RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Tonkovich, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Harrison Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Liverpool only posted a batting average of .045.
Philo has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season. As for Harrison Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
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