The Oconomowoc Raccoons narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Homestead Highlanders 8-6.
Molly Sheahan was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Carli Moldenhauer, who went 3-for-4 with two runs.
Oconomowoc was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Oconomowoc has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Homestead, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Oconomowoc will challenge Waukesha West at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Raccoons 3.8, the Wolverines 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Homestead, they will host Whitefish Bay at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Blue Dukes have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.86 runs per game on average), something the Highlanders will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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