The East Dubuque Warriors will square off against the Pearl City Wolves at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Dubuque will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Orangeville on Friday. The Warriors blew past the Broncos 11-1. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Broncos: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Pearl City hadn't done well against Lena-Winslow recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Wolves sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 win over the Panthers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wolves have posted against the Panthers since May 19, 2021.
The team relied heavily on Kip Martens, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs and one double. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Clayton Downs was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Pearl City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They are a perfect 10-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Pearl City's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. As for East Dubuque, their win bumped their record up to 11-7-1.
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