Richmond-Burton and Woodstock North are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Rockets will challenge the Thunder at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Richmond-Burton will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Richmond-Burton barely beat Sandwich the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rockets didn't even let the Indians on the board on Tuesday, marking the Rockets' second-straight 8-0 shutout. Considering the Rockets have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Hailey Holtz
| 05/06/25 @ Sandwich | 18 |
| 05/05/25 vs Woodstock | 16 |
| 04/29/25 @ Johnsburg | 17 |
| 04/24/25 vs Woodstock North | 9 |
| 04/23/25 vs Plano | 7 |
| + 13 more games |
Hailey Holtz made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, Rebecca Lanz was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Woodstock North beat Harvard 5-2 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Thunder have won by exactly three runs.
The team relied heavily on Maddie Nordahl, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. Emma Enot also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Woodstock North has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Richmond-Burton, they pushed their record up to 19-6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Richmond-Burton couldn't quite finish off Woodstock North in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 2-0. Can the Rockets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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