The Arcanum Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Houston Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Houston took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Arcanum, who comes in off a win.
Arcanum had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Valley View on Wednesday. The Trojans never let the Spartans get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won 11 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Houston nor Botkins made it on the board until the eighth inning. The Wildcats fell 5-2 to the Trojans. Having soared to a lofty 22 runs in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Makenna Vondenhuevel spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on six hits and racked up 17 Ks. Those 17 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Houston saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Maier, who went 1-for-4 with one run.
Arcanum is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Houston, they moved to 17-8 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
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