The Wesleyan Wolves will venture away from home to square off against the Cambridge Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cambridge took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Wesleyan, who comes in off a win.
Wesleyan's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Seckinger with a sharp 12-0 victory. Considering the Wolves have won 11 matchups by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Cambridge faced Buford in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Bears lost 12-5 to the Wolves. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Bears, who until this game were averaging 3.1 runs allowed.
Cambridge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Kimball, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Annie Womack was another, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
The win made it two in a row for Wesleyan and bumps their season record up to 21-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Cambridge, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-4.
Wesleyan beat Cambridge 5-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolves since the squad 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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