Darlington is 0-10 against Boscobel since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Darlington Redbirds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Boscobel Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Neither Darlington nor Boscobel posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Darlington is is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They lost 7-0 to Cuba City.
Meanwhile, Boscobel waltzed into their game on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Panthers and snuck past 2-1. That's two games straight that Boscobel has won by just one run.
Gretta Grassel made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Grassel has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Grassel was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run and a stolen base.
Darlington's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Boscobel, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Darlington came up short against Boscobel when the teams last played back in April, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Grassel, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Now that Darlington knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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