Bishop DuBourg has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to challenge the Hancock Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bishop DuBourg's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Riverview Gardens with a sharp 15-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Cavaliers, who have now won four matches by 15 runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Hancock had to endure a 13-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Riverview Gardens on Wednesday as Hancock made off with a 17-3 victory. The Tigers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Precious Silver made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Hancock got a massive performance out of Zoie Lee, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Celeste Santonge, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hancock always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .686. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Bishop DuBourg's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for Hancock, their victory ended a 13-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-10.
Everything went Bishop DuBourg's way against Hancock in their previous matchup back in September, as Bishop DuBourg made off with an 18-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop DuBourg since the squad 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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