Warriors
| 05/16/25 @ Norwalk | 0 |
| 05/14/25 vs Vermilion | 15 |
| 05/09/25 vs Ashland | 3 |
| 05/08/25 vs Shelby | 2 |
| 05/07/25 @ Shelby | 9 |
| + 20 more games |
The Ontario Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Lexington Minutemen at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ontario is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Ontario easily dispatched Vermilion on Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Warriors fell just short of Norwalk by a score of 2-0 on Friday. The match marked the first time this year in which the Warriors were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Lexington made sure to put some runs up on the board against Mansfield Senior on Friday. The Minutemen's pitchers stepped up to hand the Tygers an 18-0 shutout. The Minutemen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by six runs or more this season.
Makaree Chapman and Mariana Molton made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Chapman pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Molton tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. At the plate, Chapman went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases, while Molton went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Chapman has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Lexington got a massive performance out of Kylie Thornton, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI. Rylie McGuire was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run.
Lexington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Ontario, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8.
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