The Wellington Eagles will square off against the Thompson Valley Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wellington has four straight wins, Thompson Valley has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, Wellington made easy work of Timnath and carried off a 16-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won 11 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Taylor Morgan made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Morgan was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Charley Somday was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kiley Newberry, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thompson Valley came up short against Northridge on Saturday, falling 15-3.
Wellington has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Thompson Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Wellington beat Thompson Valley 6-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wellington 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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