The New Utrecht Utes will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Wagner Falcons at 4:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
New Utrecht will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs back in April, then bounced right back against Roosevelt back in April. Everything went New Utrecht's way against Roosevelt as New Utrecht made off with a 13-6 victory.
Meanwhile, Wagner had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 10-3 win. The result was nothing new for Wagner, who have now won six matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
LEAH RIEGER made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. RIEGER has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. RIEGER was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on MIKAYLA DANSKY, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5. She is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit three or more in the last four games she's played. ALLISON DEMONTREUX was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
New Utrecht's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Wagner, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season.
New Utrecht might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Wagner in their previous meeting back in May of 2015. Thankfully for New Utrecht, SAMANTHA D'ALESSIO (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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