Florence hasn't had much luck against Woodland Park recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Florence Huskies will welcome the Woodland Park Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Florence is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
Florence lost 12-2 to Gunnison on Saturday. The Huskies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lilly Roe was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Woodland Park's way against Dolores Huerta Prep on Tuesday as Woodland Park made off with an 18-3 victory. Considering the Panthers have won six matchups by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Austin DiFabio and Rylee Schoendaller did most of the damage at the plate: DiFabio scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Schoendaller scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Christine Renteria, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Woodland Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .731. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Florence's loss dropped their record down to 7-5-1. As for Woodland Park, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-13.
Woodland Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Florence has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Woodland Park, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2. Will Florence keep running through batters, or will Woodland Park buck the trend?
Florence took their victory against Woodland Park in their previous matchup last Tuesday by a conclusive 17-11. Will Florence repeat their success, or does Woodland Park have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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