Ponderosa hasn't had much luck against Douglas County recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Ponderosa Mustangs will square off against the Douglas County Huskies at 3:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ponderosa is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 17-3 margin over ThunderRidge on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Mustangs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Douglas County had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Heritage on Saturday as Douglas County made off with a 9-3 win.
Shelby Ford spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits. What's more, she also racked up three strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023.
At the plate, Ayal Fulmer was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Reese Bowman, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Ponderosa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Douglas County, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-6.
Ponderosa skirted past Douglas County 6-4 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ponderosa since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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