Poland Seminary put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past the Girard Indians 17-1. The victory was some much needed relief for Poland Seminary as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Olivia Horn was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Horn was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Mary Brant and Leanne Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Brant scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Williams went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Avery Jakubovic, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On Girard's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caylee Wilkes, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Poland Seminary's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5. As for Girard, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Poland Seminary will face off against Strasburg-Franklin at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Poland Seminary is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. As for Girard, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Brookfield at 5:00 p.m. Brookfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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