The Pittsfield Saukees will square off against the Mendon Unity Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pittsfield has four straight wins, Mendon Unity has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pittsfield proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 11) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Camp Point Central. The two-run effort marked the Saukees' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Emma Wombles spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up nine Ks. Those nine strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
Torie Stambaugh
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On the hitting side, Torie Stambaugh and Grace Henry did most of the damage at the plate: Stambaugh scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Henry went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Stambaugh a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Mendon Unity lost 17-1 to Camp Point Central on Wednesday.
Mendon Unity saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Spilker, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles.
Pittsfield pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mendon Unity, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Pittsfield skirted past Mendon Unity 9-7 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Pittsfield repeat their success, or does Mendon Unity has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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