Softball Preview: Incline Highlanders vs. West Wendover Wolverines
Incline is 1-9 against West Wendover since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Incline Highlanders will look to defend their home field against the West Wendover Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. Incline knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully West Wendover likes a good challenge.
If Incline beats West Wendover with 15 runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Incline's pitchers stepped up to hand North Tahoe a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Incline has won by exactly 15 runs.
The team relied heavily on Lillian Adams, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Brooke Klinger, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Wendover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Oasis Academy by a score of 1-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which West Wendover was not able to get on the board.
Incline's victory bumped their record up to 4-14. As for West Wendover, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
West Wendover's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Incline hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .348. It's a different story for West Wendover, though, as they've only averaged .249. Will they be able to contain Incline's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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