The Severance Silver Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Timnath Cubs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Severance is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Severance's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Greeley Central with a sharp 19-0 win. Considering the Silver Knights have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Aubrey Dare was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Taylor Steenburgen was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Katie Thomas, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Severance was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .652. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Timnath was a bit more limited in their game on Saturday. They lost 18-2 to Sterling. The Cubs have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Severance is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 9-1-1 record this season. As for Timnath, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-6 record.
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