The Cass Wildcats will square off against the Auburn Bulldogs at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cass has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight defeats, while Auburn will come in with five straight victories.
Cass will head out to face Auburn after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Cass fell just short of Auburn by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Wildcats have suffered since September 25, 2023.
For Auburn's part, Gretchen Paschal was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Paschal has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Auburn let Bree Wehenkel and Addison Darnell loose on the outfield. Wehenkel went 1-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Darnell scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. That triple was Wehenkel's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Dakota Maher, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
Auburn didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Cass' defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Auburn, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
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