The Cherry Valley-Springfield Patriots will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Franklin Central Purple Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Cherry Valley-Springfield's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Monday. They put the hurt on Franklin Central with a sharp 24-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Purple Devils: they've now won six in a row.
Bailey Thayer made a big impact no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lexi Dygert and Ava Jump did most of the damage at the plate: Dygert went 2-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base, while Jump went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four RBI gave Jump a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kyra Druse, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Cherry Valley-Springfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .551. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Franklin Central only posted an OBP of .083.
Cherry Valley-Springfield's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Franklin Central, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Cherry Valley-Springfield took their victory against Franklin Central in their previous meeting last Monday by a conclusive 24-0 score. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Purple Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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