The Scranton Rockets will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Dardanelle Sand Lizards at 4:30 p.m. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Scranton waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Yellowjackets a 14-0 shutout. Scranton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six contests by six runs or more this season.
DeLaney Mainer was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mainer has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Mainer was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Scranton let Marrissa Layes and Emily Kremers loose on the outfield. Layes scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Kremers scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Miller, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Dardanelle never got on the board in their matchup on Thursday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Fountain Lake last Friday. Everything went their way against the Cobras as they made off with a 14-7 victory.
The team relied heavily on Elizabeth Earnest, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, five runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Kalea Kane, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
Scranton's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Dardanelle, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-11.
Scranton suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Dardanelle in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Thankfully for Scranton, Britney Kirk (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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