The Fowlerville Gladiators will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Dexter Dreadnaughts at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Fowlerville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Grand Ledge on Wednesday. They fell 6-2 to the Comets. Fowlerville has not had much luck with Grand Ledge recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Tori Briggs was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Briggs has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Briggs was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Briggs wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kiely Davis, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Dexter had to settle for a 10-8 defeat against Milford last Wednesday. Dexter has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fowlerville's loss dropped their record down to 19-6-1. As for Dexter, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Fowlerville skirted past Dexter 8-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fowlerville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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