The Sandalwood Saints will head out on the road to challenge the Atlantic Coast Stingrays at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sandalwood has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three, while Atlantic Coast will come in with seven straight victories.
The matchup between Sandalwood and Bartram Trail on Tuesday hardly resembled the 2-1 effort from their previous meeting. Sandalwood suffered a tough 16-6 defeat at the hands of Bartram Trail.
Emmie Dawley was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Madison Dias, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Sandalwood hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Coast put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over Wolfson.
Emma Cano was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Amia Hladik was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Sandalwood's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Atlantic Coast, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Sandalwood might still be hurting after the 17-2 defeat they got from Atlantic Coast in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Atlantic Coast's Morgan Brown, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (she also only allowed one walk). Now that Sandalwood 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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