The Mayfield Wildcats will square off against the Orange Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Mayfield turned things around against Revere on Wednesday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Minutemen.
Kameron Sills spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits.
At the plate, Ella Garrett was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Pinzone, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Orange waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 22-21 W against the Bison. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by just one run.
Orange got a massive performance out of Kelsey Lewis, who went 5-for-6 with one home run, five runs, and two stolen bases. With that strong performance, Lewis is now averaging an impressive 2.1 runs per game. Emily Utech was another key player, getting on base in all six of her plate appearances with one home run, five runs, and two stolen bases.
Orange was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .489. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Mayfield's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Orange, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
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