Villa Rica has gone 4-0 against Rome recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Villa Rica Wildcats will face off against the Rome Wolves at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Villa Rica is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Alexander on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost four in a row.
Helaina Magistro spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Villa Rica didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Rome was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 20-3 to Kennesaw Mountain.
Villa Rica's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5. As for Rome, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Villa Rica took their win against Rome in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 17-2. Does Villa Rica have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rome turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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