Grand Ledge dropped their record down to 25-9 on Thursday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (5-4), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on May 10th.
As for Lansing Catholic, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 16-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games.
For Lansing Catholic's part, Zoey Gruber spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits. Gruber has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Austynn Arellano and Taylor Dunneback did most of the damage at the plate: Arellano went 2-for-3 with two runs, while Dunneback got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Dunneback, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Looking ahead, Grand Ledge will head out to square off against Holt at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lansing Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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