Dunwoody has gone 8-2 against Lakeside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Dunwoody Wildcats will host the Lakeside Vikings at 5:30 p.m. Dunwoody is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Dunwoody will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run they dealt Shiloh on Tuesday. Everything went Dunwoody's way against Shiloh as Dunwoody made off with a 16-7 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by eight runs or more this season.
Brooke Parkes made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. Parkes was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Sienna Rembelos was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in OBP. Another player making a difference was Kristina Conn, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dunwoody was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 19.5% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 35.4%.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Lakeside's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Chamblee by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Vikings couldn't push the score so high this time.
Molly McHoul spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ellie Lenz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Dunwoody has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-7 record this season. As for Lakeside, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Dunwoody hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lakeside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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