The Stone Tomcats will be playing at home against the St. Patrick Fighting Irish at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Stone is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Stone is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Gautier (and have done all season long). Stone never let Gautier onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Stone.
Caroline Batson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Batson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Laila Bullen and Priya Collins did most of the damage at the plate: Bullen went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Collins scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kahlen Vaughn, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but St. Patrick had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against St. Martin on Monday.
Elizabeth Colson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Rowan Romano, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Stone now has a winning record of 14-13. As for St. Patrick, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-11 record this season.
Stone took their victory against St. Patrick when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 10-4. Will Stone repeat their success, or does St. Patrick have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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