The Wheatland Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Lincoln Fighting Zebras at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wheatland lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Colfax, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Tuesday's matchup. Wheatland was the clear victor by a 21-1 margin over Colfax on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Pirates, who have now won three contests in a row.
Chasidy Sills made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Sills was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with three RBI.
Kali Banuelos
| 03/25/25 vs Colfax | 6 |
| 03/11/25 vs Lincoln | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Grant | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Rio Linda | 1 |
| 03/07/25 vs Rio Linda | 1 |
In other batting news, Kali Banuelos was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. Raelynn Hulsey was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Wheatland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Lincoln had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Matadors as they made off with a 20-4 win. That 16 run margin sets a new team best for the Fighting Zebras this season.
Lincoln got a massive performance out of Olivia Hilton, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Hilton has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mia Maldonado, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Wheatland's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lincoln, their record now sits at 5-9.
Wheatland beat Lincoln 11-6 when the teams last played on March 11th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheatland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
