After two games on the road, Preston is heading back home. They will host the Rejoice Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Preston's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Wilson-Henryetta 11-0. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
JOSIE COPE made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on KRISTIN HOLUBY, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was ASHLEIGH HURT, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Preston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rejoice Christian). They were the clear victor by a 20-6 margin over Mounds last Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Eagles needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Preston's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for Rejoice Christian, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
Everything went Preston's way against Rejoice Christian in their previous meeting back in August as Preston made off with a 16-0 win. Will Preston repeat their success, or does Rejoice Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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