Widefield has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Palmer Terrors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Widefield knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Palmer likes a good challenge.
Widefield's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Palmer 16-0. Considering the Gladiators have won 14 games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Olivia McEwen made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). McEwen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Logan Kraines was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Brooke Foster, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Widefield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Widefield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Palmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
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