Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wilber-Clatonia). Everything went their way against the Falls City Tigers on Saturday as the Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines made off with an 18-6 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Wolverines as it spelled an end to their eight-game losing streak.
Wilber-Clatonia let Gianna Ellis-Erickson and Kariss Rosenthal loose on the outfield. Ellis-Erickson went 3-for-3 with four runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Rosenthal went 3-for-3 with five RBI and three doubles. That's the most hits Ellis-Erickson has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Kreshel, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wilber-Clatonia kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 9.2.
Wilber-Clatonia's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-14. As for Falls City, their defeat was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-14.
Wilber-Clatonia's road trip will continue as they head out to face Auburn at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Auburn's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last seven matches. As for Falls City, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Southern/Diller-Odell at 11:00 a.m. Falls City is facing Southern/Diller-Odell at the right time seeing as Southern/Diller-Odell is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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