The Lansing Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Spring Hill Broncos at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lansing is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Lansing's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Blue Valley Northwest on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-0 walloping at the hands of the Huskies. The match marked the first time this season in which Lansing was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Spring Hill stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Paola a 15-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Spring Hill.
Jaleigh White made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. White has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. White was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blaire Sommer, who went 2-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Ellie Ruffin, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Lansing's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Spring Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.
Lansing couldn't quite finish off Spring Hill in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 9-7. Can Lansing avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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