Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg will venture away from home to face off against the Mattoon Greenwave at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
On Thursday, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg beat Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 7-3. The seven-run effort marked Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg's lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Samantha Hayes
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Samantha Hayes made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Hayes wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kendra Hayes, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Alaira Friese also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond struck out ten times.
Meanwhile, Mattoon lost 12-1 to Sullivan on Thursday. The Greenwave have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.the team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team won's by an average of 9 runs thus far As for Mattoon, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Mattoon's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Mattoon, though, as they've been averaging 8.7 hits. Given Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg's sizable advantage in that area, Mattoon will need to find a way to close that gap.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg beat Mattoon 7-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg repeat their success, or does Mattoon has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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