The Thayer Bobcats will venture away from home to take on the Liberty Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Thayer will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Ava, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The Bobcats blew past the Bears 13-2 on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won six matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Liberty faced off against Dora on Tuesday. The Eagles were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Falcons.
Delanie Ellett was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Ellett was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Savannah Holdt, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with ten stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. Those ten stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Ella Phipps was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
The victory made it two in a row for Thayer and bumps their season record up to 10-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games. As for Liberty, their record now sits at 7-11.
Thayer took their victory against Liberty when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 22-0 score. Do the Bobcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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