After three games on the road, Holly is heading back home. They will take on the Linden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Holly will head into Monday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a eight-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Swartz Creek on Monday. Holly skirted past Swartz Creek 7-5.
Meanwhile, Linden stacked an 18th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past Swartz Creek 14-2. The win was familiar territory for Linden who now have five in a row.
Sophia Helm was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Helm was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Maizy Aeschliman was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ava Siegwald, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Holly's victory bumped their record up to 3-9. As for Linden, they pushed their record up to 24-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Holly might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Linden in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Linden's Kayla Widner, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Now that Holly knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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