The Black River Pirates will take on the Waynedale Golden Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Black River is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Oberlin an 18-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Pirates, who have now won six matches in a row.
Rebekah Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Miller was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Remi Dieter
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In other batting news, Black River got a massive performance out of Remi Dieter, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those three runs gave Dieter a new career-high. Mallory Eckert was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Black River always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Waynedale made easy work of Chippewa on Wednesday and carried off a 15-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Bears.
Ashtyn Miller was a standout: she went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Madi Miller, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Black River's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Waynedale, their win bumped their record up to 7-10.
Waynedale's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Black River has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Waynedale, though, as they've been averaging 11.1 hits. Given Black River's sizable advantage in that area, the Golden Bears will need to find a way to close that gap.
Black River suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Waynedale in their previous matchup back in May of 2018. Will the Pirates have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
