The Waverly Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Bennington Badgers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Waverly is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Waverly is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Hastings, who was ranked eighth at the time (Waverly was ranked 16th). The Vikings were the clear victors by a 16-6 margin over the Tigers on Thursday. The Vikings' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Tenley Peery
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Tenley Peery was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and one double while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in runs (two). Another player making a difference was Reagan Glassburner, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Waverly kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bennington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Blair, falling 14-4.
Bennington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrienne Trebil, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
The win made it two in a row for Waverly and bumps their season record up to 17-10. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Bennington, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-13.
Waverly was able to grind out a solid win over Bennington in their previous matchup back in September, winning 8-3. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Badgers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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