Grand Blanc has been on the road for six straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Davison Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grand Blanc knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Davison likes a good challenge.
Grand Blanc is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Carman-Ainsworth (and have done all season long). Grand Blanc's pitcher stepped up to hand Carman-Ainsworth a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. Give Grand Blanc's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Kayla Blumenschein made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Blumenschein has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Blumenschein was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Katelyn DeWitt, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Hannah Johnson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Davison might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-5 to Goodrich, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Davison has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grand Blanc is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Davison, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Grand Blanc's way against Davison in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Grand Blanc made off with a 13-3 victory. Does Grand Blanc have another victory up their sleeve, or will Davison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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