The Stevensville Yellowjackets will face off against the Corvallis Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Stevensville has three straight victories, Corvallis has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Stevensville had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 16-run drubbing they dealt East Helena on Monday. The Yellowjackets put the hurt on the Vigilantes with a sharp 18-2 win. Considering the Yellowjackets have won four contests by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaidan Oyler was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Davids, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Stevensville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Corvallis scored the most runs they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 13-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hellgate.
Stevensville pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Corvallis, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Stevensville took their victory against Corvallis in their previous meeting on April 8th by a conclusive 21-1 score. Do the Yellowjackets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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