The Lexington Minutemen will challenge the Ontario Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lexington 1.7, Ontario 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lexington's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Mansfield Senior 18-0. The Minutemen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by six runs or more this season.
Makaree Chapman and Mariana Molton were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Chapman pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Molton pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. At the plate, Chapman went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases, while Molton went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Chapman has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Lexington got a massive performance out of Kylie Thornton, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Rylie McGuire, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Ontario's offense. They fell just short of Norwalk by a score of 2-0 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Warriors' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Lexington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Ontario, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8.
Lexington skirted past Ontario 2-1 in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Minutemen repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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