The Armstrong Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Milford Bearcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Things were looking good for Armstrong after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Oakwood by a score of 6-5.
Acasia Gernentz put in work while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Gernentz has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gernentz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ellie Jameson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Armstrong didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oakwood only tossed six.
Milford lost 14-4 to Fisher on Wednesday.
Addison Lucht was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Armstrong has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. As for Milford, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-4.
Armstrong couldn't quite finish off Milford when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 2-0. Thankfully for Armstrong, Kirstyn Lucht (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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