The Woodsboro Eagles will face off against the Yorktown Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodsboro is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
On Tuesday, Woodsboro made easy work of Kenedy and carried off a 13-1 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Yorktown). They blew past Pettus 33-18 on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Wildcats as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Rylie Krueger and Sydnie Krueger did most of the damage at the plate: Rylie scored five runs while getting on base in seven of her eight plate appearances, while Sydnie got on base in four of her seven plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those five runs gave Rylie a new career-high. Audrena Hernandez was another key player, scoring four runs while getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances.
Yorktown always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Woodsboro's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Yorktown, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
Everything went Woodsboro's way against Yorktown in their previous matchup on March 7th, as Woodsboro made off with a 17-1 win. Will Woodsboro repeat their success, or does Yorktown has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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