The Dr. Phillips Panthers will square off against the Colonial Grenadiers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dr. Phillips' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against University as Dr. Phillips made off with a 16-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Alexandra Dougherty was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Dougherty was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Briana Lohr, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Liana Grosch, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Dr. Phillips was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .700. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Colonial got the win against Freedom on Friday by a conclusive 13-3. The victory continues a trend for the Grenadiers in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won seven in a row.
Dr. Phillips pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Colonial, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Dr. Phillips took their victory against Colonial in their previous matchup back in February by a conclusive 10-2. Will Dr. Phillips repeat their success, or does Colonial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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