The Maple Heights Mustangs will head out to challenge the Magnificat Blue Streaks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Maple Heights is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They came up short against Lorain, falling 17-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Magnificat, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Bay 6-5. The Blue Streaks haven't had any issues with the Rockets recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Marylynn Kennedy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Bella Nolan and Cami Riordan did most of the damage at the plate: Nolan scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Riordan scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those three hits gave Nolan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kate Hershey, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Magnificat was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bay only posted a batting average of .207.
Maple Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Magnificat, they picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 3-8.
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