The Kelso Hilanders are taking a road trip to square off against the Prairie Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kelso is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Evergreen 19-3 on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Prairie entered their tilt with Mountain View on Wednesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They skirted past the Thunder 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Falcons have posted since April 8th.
Mackenzie Moore was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
Moore wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kayla Scholl, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Prairie pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Kelso, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Kelso came out on top in a nail-biter against Prairie in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hilanders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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