On Tuesday, Allen Park faced Woodhaven in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Allen Park Jaguars fell just short of the Woodhaven Warriors by a score of 10-9. Allen Park was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Woodhaven apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on May 2nd.
Kiley Carr was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Lexi Soliz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Woodhaven's side, Natilee Pridemore made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Pridemore has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pridemore was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mia Taylor, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Grace Walker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Allen Park and nudges their season record down to 25-5. As for Woodhaven, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 28-5.
Allen Park is on the road again on Thursday to play Grass Lake at 4:00 p.m. As for Woodhaven, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Huron at 7:30 p.m.
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