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| 04/07/25 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/29/24 - Home | 9-4 W |
| 04/23/24 - Away | 16-2 W |
| 04/25/23 - Away | 11-1 W |
| 03/31/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
St. Helena has gone a perfect 10-0 against Middletown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Saints will head out to challenge the Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Helena has 13 straight wins, Middletown has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
St. Helena's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Lower Lake as they made off with an 8-0 victory. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Tahlia Smith was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emily Glakeler, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That home run was her first of the season.
Meanwhile, Middletown came up short against Fort Bragg on Thursday and fell 8-4.
St. Helena pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Middletown, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
St. Helena took their win against Middletown in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 10-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saints 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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