Hailey Cruz turned in nothing short of a gem on Wednesday: she tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her fourth in a row with more than five strikeouts. This year, Cruz has an ERA of 2.91 over 91.3 innings pitched.
Cruz's strong effort led Decatur Central over Franklin Community and she'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Decatur Central has been struggling on the road and they'll enter the game having lost five straight away games. Will Cruz and the rest of the team be able to turn things around? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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