The Alonso Ravens will square off against the Sickles Gryphons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Alonso has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Sickles will come in with five straight victories.
On Thursday, Alonso came up short against Steinbrenner and fell 6-1.
Alonso saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Araujo, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Sickles came out on top against Tampa Bay Tech on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive eight-run first inning. The Gryphons put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 16-2 win. The Gryphons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by 11 runs or more this season.
Taylor Morrissey made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four). She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Audrey Mathews was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Lorea Dieguez was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Sickles hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Sickles' victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Alonso, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Alonso got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in February against Sickles by a conclusive 18-2 score. Will the Ravens repeat their success, or do the Gryphons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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