Stanley-Boyd has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Fall Creek Crickets at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Stanley-Boyd is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Osseo-Fairchild on Tuesday as Stanley-Boyd made off with a 15-5 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Stanley-Boyd needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Abi Reynolds was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Reynolds was also solid in the batter's box, getting no hits from her three at bats.
In other batting news, Stanley-Boyd got a massive performance out of Lauren Potaczek, who scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bailey Sikora, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fall Creek had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Ramblers with a sharp 20-4 victory. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Fall Creek has managed all season.
Stanley-Boyd's record is now 4-7. As for Fall Creek, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Stanley-Boyd suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Fall Creek when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Stanley-Boyd avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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