The Southport Cardinals will challenge the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Franklin Community took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Southport, who comes in off a win.
Southport's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Lawrence Central 10-0. The win continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won five in a row.
Not much got past Ady Stansbury, who gave up just a hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Lawrence Central off the board. Stansbury has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run any time she's pitched this season.
Ava Thorpe
| 04/10/25 vs Lawrence Central | 4 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ava Thorpe, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and four runs. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kayden Hernandez, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Franklin Community scored first but ultimately less than Plainfield in their contest on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Quakers by a score of 4-2. The Grizzly Cubs haven't had much luck with the Quakers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Annabelle Richter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Franklin Community saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adeline Blackwell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Franklin Community's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Southport, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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