Upper Arlington has won four straight games at home, while Hayes has won four straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Monday. The Golden Bears will host the Pacers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
On Thursday, Upper Arlington made easy work of Dublin Jerome and carried off a 13-3 victory.
Meanwhile, Hayes never let their opponents score on Saturday. They put the hurt on Bishop Ready with a sharp 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Pacers, who have now won 14 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Bishop Ready's batters probably weren't too happy with Bronwynn Leighty, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 13 Ks (she gave up two walks). Leighty has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hayes got a massive performance out of Madison Curran, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave Curran a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Flynn, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Hayes was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Upper Arlington is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-14 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Hayes, their win bumped their record up to 22-1.
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