Catoctin is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Boonsboro is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cougars will welcome the Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Catoctin 2.1, Boonsboro 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
While Catoctin's victory against Brunswick wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Cougars' pitcher stepped up to hand the Railroaders a 2-0 shutout on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cougars have posted against the Railroaders since April 25, 2019.
Taylor Smith made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one double.
In other batting news, Bralyn West was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, Boonsboro made easy work of Loudoun Valley on Thursday and carried off a 17-0 victory. Considering the Warriors have won 16 matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Boonsboro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Catoctin, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1-1.
Catoctin skirted past Boonsboro 2-0 in their previous meeting last Thursday. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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