The Pleasant Hill Wolves are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Greenfield/Northwestern took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Pleasant Hill, who comes in off a win.
Pleasant Hill is headed out to face Greenfield/Northwestern after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Everything went Pleasant Hill's way against Brown County on Tuesday as Pleasant Hill made off with a 14-3 win. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Ava Wombles made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Furthermore, she didn't allow a single walk, the first time she has blanked an opponent since back in May of 2024. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and one triple. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Kaitlyn Borrowman was a standout: she scored three runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ada Little, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with four RBI and one run.
Pleasant Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .794. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brown County only posted an OBP of .409.
Meanwhile, Greenfield/Northwestern didn't have quite enough to beat East Alton-Wood River on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Greenfield/Northwestern also got a good showing from Jaylynn Pitchford, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Greenfield/Northwestern saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kalynn Weller, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Pleasant Hill took their victory against Greenfield/Northwestern in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 14-0. Does Pleasant Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenfield/Northwestern turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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