The Woodmore Wildcats will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Gibsonburg Golden Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Woodmore duked it out with St. Mary Central Catholic on Wednesday. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 21-6 win. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Gibsonburg came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Chieftains a 1-0 shutout. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Not much got past Ava Amor, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Hopewell-Loudon off the board. Amor has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Gibsonburg's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mia Brink, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Gibsonburg's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Woodmore, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Woodmore was able to grind out a solid win over Gibsonburg in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 12-7. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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