The Archie Whirlwinds will challenge the Wellington-Napoleon Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Archie is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Archie will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run last Monday, then bounced right back against Miami last Tuesday. Archie blew past Miami 14-3.
Lizzy Thompson was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Thompson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Layla Septer, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Morgan Mattingly, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Wellington-Napoleon finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to Concordia. Wellington-Napoleon has not had much luck with Concordia recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Wellington-Napoleon also got a good showing from Kaylin Ellensohn, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Archie's win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Wellington-Napoleon, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13-1.
Everything went Archie's way against Wellington-Napoleon in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Archie made off with a 14-8 victory. Will Archie repeat their success, or does Wellington-Napoleon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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