The Blissfield Royals will challenge the Adrian Maples at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blissfield's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Hudson. The Royals haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Not much got past Tayler Ickler, who gave up just two hits to keep Hudson off the board. Ickler has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Blissfield let Brooklyn Fetzer and Kaitlin Bloom run wild. Fetzer went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Bloom went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Gabby Conger also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Adrian). They blew past Skyline 19-7 on Thursday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Maples' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Adrian's victory bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Blissfield, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Everything went Blissfield's way against Adrian when the teams last played back in April of 2022, as Blissfield made off with an 8-0 victory. Do the Royals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Maples turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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