The Ropes Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Highland Park Hornets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
As a matter of fact, Ropes put up the most runs they have all season on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 22-5 margin over O'Donnell. Considering Ropes has won three contests by more than eight runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Highland Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Sunray, falling 17-10.
Haley Rogers and Kaitlin Lucas stepped up to the plate in a big way. Rogers got on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Lucas got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That triple was Rogers' first of the season. Evelynn Oliver was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Ropes and bumps their season record up to 4-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Highland Park, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Ropes got the 'W' when the teams last played two weeks ago against Highland Park by a conclusive 13-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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