The Corning Bobcats will be playing at home against the Manila Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Corning has three straight wins, Manila has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Corning can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over Marmaduke.
Ava Goodman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Goodman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Kinley Barker was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1. Presley Martin was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Manila fell victim to a tough 17-6 defeat at the hands of Harrisburg on Wednesday.
Corning's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Manila, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Corning might still be hurting after the 16-9 defeat they got from Manila in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manila's Madison Tune, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Corning knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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