The New London Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Central Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. New London will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
New London is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Crestline with a sharp 17-3 victory on Saturday. New London might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by six runs or more this season.
Emilee Rowland made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Rowland was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gracie Thomas, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Madison Rowland, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
South Central lost 12-3 to Northmor on Saturday. South Central has struggled against Northmor recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Zaida Myers made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Leah Lauderman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
New London's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for South Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. New London hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like South Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
New London came up short against South Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 7-2. Thankfully for New London, Hannah Ayers (who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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