Woodland Park has gone 8-1 against Florence recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Woodland Park Panthers will challenge the Florence Huskies at 4:00 p.m. Woodland Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, everything went Woodland Park's way against Dolores Huerta Prep as Woodland Park made off with an 18-3 win. Considering the Panthers have won six matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Austin DiFabio and Rylee Schoendaller did most of the damage at the plate: DiFabio scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Schoendaller scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Christine Renteria, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Woodland Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .731. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Florence lost 12-2 to Gunnison on Saturday. The Huskies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lilly Roe made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Woodland Park's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-13. As for Florence, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5-1.
Thursday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Woodland Park hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Florence struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Woodland Park suffered a grim 17-11 defeat to Florence in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can Woodland Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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