Ida B. Wells is 1-9 against Franklin since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ida B. Wells Guardians will be playing at home against the Franklin Quakers at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
After a string of four wins, Ida B. Wells' good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Cleveland by a score of 7-6.
Samantha Stevens spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on ten hits. Those 7.2 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Kaia Young made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Calla Cheah was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Franklin finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-1 walloping at the hands of McDaniel.
Franklin also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Grace Vaupel gave up four earned (and eight unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Franklin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Churchill, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Ida B. Wells' defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
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