For the second straight game, Waterloo will face off against McDonald. The Vikings will face off against the Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Waterloo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Waterloo fell victim to McDonald and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 11-0 to the Blue Devils. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
For McDonald's part, Aubrey Evans made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Evans has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, McDonald got a massive performance out of Samara Fabian, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run was Fabian's first of the season. Sophia Pecchia was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI.
McDonald was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
McDonald's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.4 runs on average over those games. As for Waterloo, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Waterloo hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like McDonald struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
