After three games on the road, Poplar Bluff is heading back home. They will welcome the West Plains Zizzers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Poplar Bluff will be strutting in after a win while West Plains will be coming in after a defeat.
If Poplar Bluff beats West Plains with seven runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Poplar Bluff walked away with a 7-2 victory over Van Buren on Saturday.
Elizabeth Blancett and Lillie I. Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Blancett pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Johnson didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. At bat, Blancett scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Johnson went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Blancett is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played.
In other batting news, Molly Eason was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Valenzuela, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Poplar Bluff didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, West Plains was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sherwood.
Poplar Bluff has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-11 record this season. As for West Plains, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Poplar Bluff came out on top in a nail-biter against West Plains in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. Does Poplar Bluff have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Plains turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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