The Keith Bears will head out on the road to face off against the University Charter Trail Blazers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keith has given up an average of 8.7 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Keith is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 22 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Billingsley on Tuesday. They came up short against Billingsley, falling 17-2. The contest marked Keith's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, University Charter waltzed into their game two weeks ago with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eagles a 20-0 shutout. That looming 20-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Trail Blazers yet this season.
Lola Dixon made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, University Charter got a massive performance out of Marissa Felus, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Those five stolen bases gave Felus a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Rylee Egbert, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
University Charter always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .821. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
University Charter's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Keith, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
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