The Weber Warriors will head out to challenge the Davis Darts at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Weber has struggled recently with 13 losses in a row, while Davis will arrive with 14 straight victories.
Things were looking good for Weber after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Fremont, falling 17-2.
Weber saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aliya Rhees, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Davis made sure to put some runs up on the board against Cyprus on Monday. The Darts put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 15-3 win. The Darts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Riley Jaques, who fired off two home runs, eight RBI, and two doubles while going 4-for-4. That's the most home runs she has posted since back in March. Hadlee Isaacs was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double.
Davis always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cyprus only posted an OBP of .333.
Davis pushed their record up to 19-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Weber, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-19.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Weber hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Davis struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1.2 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Weber suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Davis in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
