Wiregrass Ranch is 1-9 against Wharton since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Wiregrass Ranch Bulls are on the road again to play the Wharton Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Wiregrass Ranch gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They never let Zephyrhills onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Stephanie Daly was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Juliana Snyder, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Wharton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They skirted past the Wildcats 4-3. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Wharton has scored all year.
Eliza Connell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Connell has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Connell was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Willa Soorus looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (she also didn't allow any walks). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Connell wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Wiregrass Ranch pushed their record up to 15-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Wharton, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Wiregrass Ranch has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Wharton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Wiregrass Ranch might still be hurting after the 12-3 defeat they got from Wharton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Wiregrass Ranch avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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