The Polk County Slammers will take on the York Dukes at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Polk County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Polk County lost 14-3 to Aquinas on Tuesday.
Polk County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrienne Waller, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Waller has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, York made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lexington on Thursday. York never let Lexington onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Dukes, who have now won 15 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Lauryn Mattox made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Mattox was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ayanna Miller was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Zoey Cornett, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, York always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .739. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Polk County's defeat dropped their record down to 16-13. As for York, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Polk County hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like York struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Polk County suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to York in their previous meeting last Thursday. Can Polk County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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