Wayne had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Cass Wildcats as they made off with an 11-2 victory. Considering the Blue Devils have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Sammi Gubbels made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Gubbels was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Lilly Johnson was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nyla Bolles, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wayne was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 33.3%.
Wayne is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Cass, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
Wayne will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Ponca. Wayne's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Ponca's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cass, they will take on Nebraska City at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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