It was a good run, but Fowlerville unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 6-2 to the Grand Ledge Comets. Fowlerville was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Grand Ledge's pitcher proved too tough.
Tori Briggs put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Briggs has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Briggs was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Briggs wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kiely Davis, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Fowlerville's loss dropped their record down to 19-6-1. As for Grand Ledge, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season.
Fowlerville will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Dexter at 4:00 p.m. The last three games Dexter has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Grand Ledge, they will head out on the road to take on Leslie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Leslie's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Grand Ledge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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