The Wilmington Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Dwight Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Wilmington is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Wilmington can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Aurora East with a sharp 15-0 victory.
Lexi Strohm looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Wilmington let Nina Egizio and Taylor Stefancic loose on the outfield. Egizio scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Stefancic scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Keeley Walsh, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Dwight ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Henry-Senachwine 5-3. Five seems to be a good number for Dwight as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Taylor Heath made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Heath was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Avery Scheuer was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. Njomza Asllani was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Wilmington pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Dwight, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Everything went Wilmington's way against Dwight when the teams last played back in March of 2019 as Wilmington made off with an 8-0 win. Does Wilmington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dwight turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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