Ida B. Wells won the last time they faced Cleveland, and things went their way on Monday too. The Ida B. Wells Guardians came out on top against the Cleveland Warriors by a score of 8-3. That's two games straight that Ida B. Wells has won by exactly five runs.
Samantha Stevens spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on 12 hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaia Young, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Wisher, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Cleveland's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sara Cass, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Abigail Pattison, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Cleveland didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ida B. Wells only tossed five.
Ida B. Wells is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Cleveland, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-14.
As of now, neither Ida B. Wells nor Cleveland have any future games scheduled.
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