The Waterloo Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Jersey Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Waterloo's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Highland. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Waterloo.
Mia Miller was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Miller has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Sam Juelfs was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Maddie Gummersheimer, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Jersey's way against Granite City on Tuesday as Jersey made off with a 12-1 win.
Like Waterloo, Jersey also got a great game from a two-way player: Ashlyn Brown. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Brown was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run and five RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maleah Derrick, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Katie Deist was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Waterloo pushed their record up to 20-5 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Jersey, their win bumped their record up to 6-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Waterloo has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Jersey struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Waterloo was able to grind out a solid victory over Jersey in their previous meeting back in April, winning 6-2. Does Waterloo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jersey turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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