Grand Blanc owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Dakota Cougars. This was a revenge match for Grand Blanc, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-1 defeat when these two played on Friday.
The result came thanks to Kayla Blumenschein's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Grand Blanc's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ella Stevenson, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Grand Blanc's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Dakota, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
Grand Blanc will be playing in front of their home fans against Mt. Pleasant at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Grand Blanc is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Dakota, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Stoney Creek at 9:30 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Stoney Creek: 1.8, Dakota: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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