Golden Flashes
| 04/28/25 vs Liberty | 16 |
| 05/07/25 vs Newton Falls | 15 |
| 04/09/25 @ Brookfield | 15 |
| 04/04/25 vs Jefferson Area | 13 |
| 04/28/25 @ Liberty | 12 |
Champion extended their winning streak to four on Saturday, bumping their season record up to 17-3 in the process. Everything went their way against the LaBrae Vikings as they made off with a 12-2 win. The Golden Flashes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by nine runs or more this season.
Gabrielle Gradishar made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 15 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Champion got a massive performance out of Sam Strock, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and two RBI. Jonna Strock was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Champion was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .391 or higher in four consecutive games.
As for LaBrae, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 18-5 record this season. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
On LaBrae's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shelby Bragg, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Champion didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-2 victory against Canfield on the 10th. As for LaBrae, they will challenge Poland Seminary at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Vikings' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 9.4 runs per game this season.
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