Abilene has enjoyed a eight-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Chapman Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Abilene is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Abilene will head into Friday's contest having proved themselves against Beloit: Abilene took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Beloit, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Abilene had just enough and edged Beloit out 6-4.
Brooklyn Haaga spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Maddie Murray, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Hannah Walter, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Chapman put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Council Grove with a sharp 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Chapman, who have now won four matches by ten runs or more so far this season.
Abilene has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Chapman, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Abilene came out on top in a nail-biter against Chapman in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Abilene since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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