The Blanchard Lions will venture away from home to take on the Harrah Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Blanchard has six straight victories, Harrah has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, everything went Blanchard's way against Perkins-Tryon as Blanchard made off with a 13-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won 18 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Parker Jackson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits. What's more, she also racked up four strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in August.
At the plate, Quinlyn Johnson was a standout: she scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Finley Lockwood, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Blanchard kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're hit total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Harrah came up short against Tecumseh on Friday and fell 6-1.
Blanchard's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-5. As for Harrah, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.
Everything went Blanchard's way against Harrah when the teams last played two weeks ago as Blanchard made off with a 13-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blanchard since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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