The Davis Darts will head out on the road to square off against the Cyprus Pirates at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, Davis got the win against Syracuse by a conclusive 10-1.
Serena Roth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lauryn Hall was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Katie Klaumann was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Cyprus' way against Tooele on Wednesday as Cyprus made off with a 9-1 win.
Bree Garcia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Calee Sharp, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Frankee Kelsch, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI.
Davis has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Cyprus, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Davis hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cyprus struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.3. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Davis took their win against Cyprus when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 12-2. Will Davis repeat their success, or does Cyprus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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