Ida B. Wells came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Grant Generals 8-7. This was payback for Ida B. Wells, who suffered a 9-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Samantha Stevens spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zoe Wise, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Wisher, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
Ida B. Wells is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Grant, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-15.
Ida B. Wells will square off against McDaniel at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. McDaniel's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Ida B. Wells' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Grant, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cleveland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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