Ovid-Elsie is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Fulton a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Ovid-Elsie Marauders will look to defend their home field against the Fulton Pirates at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Things were looking good for Ovid-Elsie after they put the first run on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Vestaburg by a score of 5-4.
Mercades Grieder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Danica Bancroft was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Phillips, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
Fulton couldn't beat Coleman on Wednesday even though they stacked six runs on them in the first inning. The Pirates came up short against the Comets, falling 22-7.
Ovid-Elsie's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11-1. As for Fulton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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