The Wahama White Falcons will face off against the Poca Dots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wahama has three straight victories, Poca has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wahama's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Calhoun with a sharp 17-0 win. Considering the White Falcons have won eight games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Elissa Hoffman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hoffman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Fiona VanMatre, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI, three runs, and two doubles. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Payton Staats, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Wahama always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .741. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Poca lost 18-3 to Roane County on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Dots have lost by exactly 15 runs.
Wahama pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Poca, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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