Franciscan 0, Bethany 8 - 5 Innings
 
Franciscan Lineup
Emma Clow SS, Elizabeth Maxwell C, Ariana Arnone P, Carissa Cedillo 3B, Alyssa Whitmore 2B, Madison Doan 1B, Ilena Gonzales LF, Mia Paul RF, Natalie Conner CF

Bethany Lineup
Huey SS, Morris 2B, Goodnight CF, Markland 3B, Sorensen LF, Peterson C, McClellan RF, Ziems DP, Holden 1B, Wise P

How It Happened
    The Barons were missing McDaniels in this contest, and their other power hitter Arnone was walked in one of her two trips to the plate. The Barons lost game 1 in 5 innings without a hit.

In the Circle
-Starter Arnone pitched 4 innings allowing 6 hits, 5 earned runs, and tallied 1 strikeout
 

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Franciscan 2, Bethany 6 - 7 Innings
 
Franciscan Lineup
Emma Clow SS, Elizabeth Maxwell 3B, Ariana Arnone C, Carissa Cedillo P, Madison Doan 1B, Kelly McGovern CF, Alyssa Whitmore 2B, Mia Paul RF, Ilena Gonzales LF

Bethany Lineup
Goodnight CF, Repp 3B, Ziems DP, Huey SS, Morris RF, McClellan 2B, Eli LF, Holden 1B, Shubert C, Barnett P
 
How It Happened
    The Bison took an early 4-0 lead in the 1st inning. The Barons registered a couple hits in the top of the 4th. Arnone doubled to center, then Cedillo coubled to center to send Arnone home. The Barons had Doan on 1st and Arnone on 3rd and a chance to cut deeper into the lead, but grounded out to close the inning. In the 6th, Whitmore singled and advanced Cedillo to third. Paul put her bat on the ball and reached off an error, but sent Cedillo home for the Barons second run. In the middle of the 6th the score was 6-2. The Barons held the Bison scoreless in the bottom of the 6th, but were unable to register any scoring in the seventh.

At the Plate
-Arnone was 1 for 4 with a double
-Cedillo was 1 for 4 with an RBI
-Whitmore was 1 for 3

In the Circle
-Starter Carissa Cedillo pitched 6 innings allowing 6 hits, 1 earned run, and tallied 1 strikeout

Up Next
Franciscan will now host Geneva on Saturday at 1pm for a conference doubleheader. The Barons earned a split against the Golden Tornadoes last season with their win coming on a walk-off. The Barons put up five runs in the bottom of the seventh with Alexis McKnight driving in Elizabeth Gibson to score the ninth and winning run. 

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