After four games on the road, Franklin Pierce is heading back home. They will take on the Black Hills Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Franklin Pierce will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Franklin Pierce stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Foss a 35-0 shutout. Franklin Pierce's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Rylee Aloisio and Emma Hoffmeister made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Aloisio pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Hoffmeister struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Aloisio went 3-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and two stolen bases, while Hoffmeister scored five runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kiley Sledge and Laneigha Garcia did most of the damage at the plate: Sledge went 4-for-5 with a home run, seven RBI, and four runs, while Garcia went 4-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Sledge has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kaytlynn Aegerter, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Black Hills lost 12-3 to Rochester on Thursday. Black Hills has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Black Hills saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madi Malone, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Franklin Pierce pushed their record up to 15-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Black Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Black Hills' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Franklin Pierce has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Black Hills, though, as they've been averaging 9.3. Given Franklin Pierce's sizable advantage in that area, Black Hills will need to find a way to close that gap. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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