The Lake Mills L-Cats will head out on the road to face off against the Whitewater Whippets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lake Mills came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Oconomowoc, falling 6-0.
Meanwhile, Whitewater entered their tilt with Lake Country Lutheran on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Lightning. Considering the Whippets have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Marianna Kubicz made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
In other batting news, Sydney Schilt and Falyn Krahn did most of the damage at the plate: Schilt went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base, while Krahn went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most doubles Schilt has posted since April 5th. Another player making a difference was Paige Kollwelter, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple.
Whitewater was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Whitewater's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Lake Mills, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last ten matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
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