In what's become a running theme this season, Wickenburg gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Fountain Hills Falcons as the Wickenburg Wranglers made off with a 16-5 win. The victory was familiar territory for Wickenburg who now have seven in a row.
Daisy Smith made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Smith has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kaytlyn Lopez was a standout: she scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Molly Melfi was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
On Fountain Hills' side, Samantha Hughes made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Chandler, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Wickenburg is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-1 record this season. As for Fountain Hills, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-12.
Wickenburg will be playing in front of their home fans against Crismon at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Crismon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 16.3 runs per game this season. As for Fountain Hills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Show Low at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Show Low has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.89 runs per game on average), something Fountain Hills will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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