Palestine-Wheatley is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Des Arc is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Palestine-Wheatley Patriots will take on the Des Arc Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Palestine-Wheatley's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Barton with a sharp 15-0 victory.
Meanwhile, everything went Des Arc's way against Barton on Wednesday as Des Arc made off with a 15-0 win.
Kaylee McDonald made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). McDonald has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 19 consecutive pitching appearances. McDonald was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Makenzie Williams was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kymber Buckner, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Palestine-Wheatley's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-7. As for Des Arc, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Palestine-Wheatley might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Des Arc when the teams last played on April 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McDonald, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Now that Palestine-Wheatley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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