McLouth has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Skyline Thunderbirds at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
McLouth can now show off 24 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Doniphan West an 11-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Skyline extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Medicine Lodge. They won by a run and slipped past the Indians 6-5. The victory was familiar territory for Skyline who now have four in a row.
Kory Anschutz and Corbin Armstrong were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Anschutz tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Armstrong pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Anschutz scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Armstrong went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Reyes, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
McLouth pushed their record up to 25-2 with that win, which was their 26th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Skyline, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season.
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