The Westminster Wildcats will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Cambridge Bears at 5:30 p.m.
Westminster lost 10-1 to Kell on Thursday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cambridge). They were the clear victor by a 17-5 margin over Blessed Trinity on Thursday. The Bears might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
Lily Kimball looked comfortable as she tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Maddie Clements was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. That's the most hits she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Becker, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cambridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .657. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 36% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 49.8%.
Westminster now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Cambridge, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Westminster suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Cambridge in their previous matchup back in August. Can Westminster avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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