The Garaway Pirates will square off against the Fort Frye Cadets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Garaway is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Bellaire 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Pirates have posted since April 25, 2024.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Fort Frye ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Newcomerstown 5-4. The victory was nothing new for the Cadets as they're now sitting on five straight.
Elle Casto spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Ella Dowler and Faith Treadway did most of the damage at the plate: Dowler went 3-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base, while Treadway went 2-for-6 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Those three hits gave Dowler a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Brown, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Fort Frye pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Garaway, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Garaway took their victory against Fort Frye in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates 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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