Harrison is 10-0 against Logansport since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Harrison Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Logansport Berries at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Harrison sitting on six straight victories and Logansport on eight.
Harrison is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Noblesville, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Harrison was ranked sixth). Harrison put the hurt on Noblesville with a sharp 10-0 win on Monday. Considering Harrison has won five games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Harrison got a great performance from Rylan Gick as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Gick has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Ava Mobley was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley Dunk, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Logansport beat Maconaquah 5-1 on Tuesday.
Brooklynn Hagerty spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 15 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bella Nicoles, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jocelynn Vincent, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Harrison's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Logansport, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Harrison hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Logansport struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Harrison came out on top in a nail-biter against Logansport in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Harrison repeat their success, or does Logansport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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