The Whiteoak Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Fairfield Lions at 5:00 p.m. Whiteoak has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Fairfield will come in with ten straight wins.
Whiteoak lost 8-2 to Manchester on Tuesday.
Jaylie Parr was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Fairfield gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Fayetteville-Perry as Fairfield made off with a 13-2 win.
Caitlyn Quickle made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Quickle has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Quickle was even better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Fairfield let Emmi Vance and Jobey Hattan loose on the outfield. Vance went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Hattan scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Rilee Quickle, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Whiteoak's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Fairfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Whiteoak has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Fairfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Whiteoak suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Fairfield when the teams last played on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Quickle, who struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Now that Whiteoak knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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