The New Diana Eagles will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Sulphur Springs Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (New Diana 3.9, Sulphur Springs 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
It was a Battle of the Birds when New Diana faced off against Pleasant Grove on Friday. New Diana narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Pleasant Grove 3-1.
Meanwhile, everything went Sulphur Springs' way against Hooks on Saturday as Sulphur Springs made off with a 9-2 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.
Allison Frazier was incredible, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in runs (two). Another player making a difference was Emerson Thompson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Sulphur Springs always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hooks only posted an OBP of .333.
Sulphur Springs pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for New Diana, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6-1 record this season.
New Diana skirted past Sulphur Springs 8-7 in their previous matchup back in February of 2016. Will New Diana repeat their success, or does Sulphur Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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