Washington Township is 2-8 against Morgan Township since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Washington Township Senators will be staying on the road to face off against the Morgan Township Cherokees at 4:30 p.m. Washington Township will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Washington Township is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Hammond Academy of Science & Tech with a sharp 13-2 victory.
Meanwhile, Morgan Township had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They never let the Mustangs & Fillies onto the board and left with a 4-0 win.
The team relied heavily on Abby Wasz, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Josie Lemmons, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Washington Township's victory bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Morgan Township, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Washington Township might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Morgan Township in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Morgan Township's Kami Ritthaler, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that Washington Township knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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