The ED White Commanders will head out on the road to take on the Sandalwood Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. ED White is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
ED White lost 13-4 to Eagle's View on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Sandalwood was able to grind out a solid win over Andrew Jackson on Thursday, taking the game 10-6. With that victory, the Saints brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Kelsie Salter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Annie Bascon, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Madison Heath, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Bascon wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Sandalwood kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Sandalwood and bumps their season record up to 4-8. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing eight strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.4 in the others. As for ED White, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
ED White might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Sandalwood when the teams last played back in April of 2021. Can ED White avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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