The Grand Ledge Comets will head out on the road to face off against the Haslett Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grand Ledge will be strutting in after a win while Haslett will be coming in after a defeat.
Haslett will be up against a hot Grand Ledge squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Comets' pitchers stepped up to hand Waverly a 10-0 shutout on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Comets, who have now won ten matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Fowlerville hit Haslett with a five-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Vikings fell 10-7 to the Gladiators. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Payden Whitmore made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Lainey Lafargue, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Grand Ledge's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Haslett, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Grand Ledge took their victory against Haslett in their previous meeting back in April of 2017 by a conclusive 8-1 score. Will the Comets repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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