Hercules came tearing into Wednesday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Richmond Oilers 15-5. Considering Hercules has won seven matchups by more than eight runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Hercules got a massive performance out of Emily Placencia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Placencia has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaida Flores, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Hercules pushed their record up to 7-3-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 21.4 runs per game. As for Richmond, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Hercules will have a chance to go back-to-back against Richmond: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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