Duluth waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Dunwoody Wildcats 9-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Duluth also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2023.
Kaylie Zirger made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Saniya Simmons, who went 4-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and a double. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Pheobe Huang, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Duluth didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dunwoody only tossed three.
Duluth's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-18. As for Dunwoody, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-13.
As of now, neither Duluth nor Dunwoody have any future games scheduled.
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