The Santaluces Chiefs will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the American Heritage Stallions at 6:30 p.m.
On Wednesday, Santaluces fell victim to a rough 15-5 loss at the hands of Leonard.
Meanwhile, American Heritage got themselves on the board against Pine Crest on Tuesday, but Pine Crest never followed suit. They walked away with a 4-0 win over the Panthers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for American Heritage.
Aubrey Wurst made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Wurst has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Wurst was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kathryn Costello, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Santaluces dropped their record down to 0-6 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for American Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Santaluces suffered a grim 19-2 defeat to American Heritage in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wurst, who struck out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Santaluces knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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