The Fennville Blackhawks have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Lee Legends at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Tuesday, Fennville came up short against Allegan and fell 11-6.
Lily Achterhof was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and nine unearned) runs off six hits. Achterhof has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Achterhof was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kyli Bushee made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Ariel Latchaw was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Fennville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lee was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 6-2 to Hastings.
Fennville's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Lee, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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