The Filer Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Wendell Trojans at 4:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Filer is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mountain Home just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.
Brooklyn Goodrich made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Heidi Winegar was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wendell fell victim to a rough 16-6 defeat at the hands of Buhl on Wednesday.
Ainsley Clark made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Filer's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Wendell, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Filer hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Wendell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Filer suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Wendell in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clark, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Now that Filer 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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