Woodland Park has gone 8-0 against Florence recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Woodland Park Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Florence Huskies at 3:30 p.m. Woodland Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Woodland Park finally turned things around against Skyview on Saturday. They blew past the Wolverines 17-5. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their one-run performance the match before.
Christine Renteria was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with a home run, three stolen bases, and five RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Rylee Schoendaller was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Woodland Park kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
While Florence didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-23), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They lost 13-3 to Rocky Ford on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Huskies have suffered since October 7, 2023.
Florence saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Dalton, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Dalton has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Roe, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Woodland Park's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10. As for Florence, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3-1.
Tuesday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Woodland Park hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Florence struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Woodland Park took their win against Florence in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 18-8. Will Woodland Park repeat their success, or does Florence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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