The Toutle Lake Ducks will head out on the road to take on the Toledo Indians at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Toutle Lake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Toutle Lake turned things around against Morton/White Pass on Thursday. They blew past the Timberwolves 13-2. The high-scoring effort was just what the Ducks needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Karly Opsahl and Keira Auckland did most of the damage at the plate: Opsahl got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs, while Auckland went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs Opsahl has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinley King, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Toutle Lake was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Toledo's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Napavine by a score of 5-4. The contest marked the Indians' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Toutle Lake now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Toledo, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4-2.
Toutle Lake might still be hurting after the 12-3 loss they got from Toledo in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Ducks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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