The Cousino Patriots are taking a road trip to take on the Clawson Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cousino comes in on three and Clawson on five.
Cousino's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Center Line as they made off with an 18-0 win. The matchup marked the Patriots' most dominant victory of the season.
Madison Blase made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Blase was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs.
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In other batting news, Payton Hewitt was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played. Giavanna Gacaferi also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Cousino always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .543 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Clawson made easy work of Hazel Park on Tuesday and carried off a 14-8 win. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Clawson's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Cousino, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 4-6.
Cousino couldn't quite finish off Clawson in their previous meeting on April 8th and fell 7-5. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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