The Falls Lake Firebirds will head out on the road to take on the Wake Prep Academy Guardians at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Falls Lake came into Thursday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They won by a run and slipped past Oxford Prep 7-6. The win was just what Falls Lake needed coming off of a 13-3 defeat in their prior match.
Wynterlee Glenn spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Falls Lake got a big performance out of Kayla Cash, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jolie Sensenig, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wake Prep Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 12-7.
Wake Prep Academy let Emma Chambers and Emmy Kirby loose on the outfield. Chambers scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5, while Kirby scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-5. Lily Ring was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5.
Falls Lake's record now sits at 2-4. As for Wake Prep Academy, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Falls Lake has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Wake Prep Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Falls Lake couldn't quite finish off Wake Prep Academy in their previous meeting on Tuesday and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wake Prep Academy's Lexi Chambers, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits. Now that Falls Lake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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