The Waggener Wildcats will take on the Eminence Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Waggener has four straight wins, Eminence has 29 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Waggener is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Valley last Thursday as they made off with a 31-24 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jamarie Young
| 03/27/25 @ Valley | 7 |
| 03/26/25 vs Seneca | 1 |
| 03/19/25 @ Southern | 4 |
Jamarie Young was a standout: she got on base in five of her seven plate appearances with seven stolen bases, four runs, and five RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Keilyn Taylor, who scored six runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all seven of her plate appearances.
Waggener always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .726. Their OBP was a full 0 higher than the also-impressive .558 that Valley posted.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Eminence's offense. They lost 15-0 to Walton-Verona on Tuesday.
Waggener pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.3 runs over those games. As for Eminence, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Waggener suffered a grim 18-4 defeat to Eminence in their previous matchup back in May of 2017. Will the Wildcats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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