Hayfield has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Plainview-Elgin-Millville Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Hayfield's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against United South Central on Thursday. They fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 2-0. The match marked the first time this season in which Hayfield was not able to get on the board.
Elaina Masching spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Hayfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leonora Bamlet, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Plainview-Elgin-Millville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Trojans as they made off with a 10-4 win.
Hayfield's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Plainview-Elgin-Millville, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8.
Hayfield suffered a grim 19-9 defeat to Plainview-Elgin-Millville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Hayfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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