The Wilmington Wildcats will head out to face off against the Seneca Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wilmington comes in on five and Seneca on 12.
It was a proper cat-fight when Wilmington duked it out with Herscher on Tuesday. The Wildcats were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Tigers. Considering the Wildcats have won nine contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lexi Strohm spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Wilmington got a massive performance out of Taylor Stefancic, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. That's the most RBI Stefancic has posted over her last 11 matches. Another player making a difference was Ally Allgood, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Stefancic wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Wilmington lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Seneca made sure to put some runs up on the board against Gardner-South Wilmington on Tuesday. The Fighting Irish blew past the Panthers 10-1. The Fighting Irish are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the tenth contest they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Seneca's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Wilmington, their record is now 12-2.
Wilmington came up short against Seneca when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 6-2. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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