The DeSales Irish will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Republic Tigers at 7:20 p.m. DeSales is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season.
DeSales stacked an 18th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They beat Liberty Christian by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-3.
Kate Dunham was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Dunham has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Dunham was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, four stolen bases, and five RBI while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Linley Donnelly, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Teresa Holtzinger was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Republic and DeSales squared off in some playoff action last Friday, but Republic had to settle for second. They lost 19-6 to the Irish. Republic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
DeSales is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. As for Republic, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-13-1.
Everything went DeSales' way against Republic in their previous matchup last Friday as DeSales made off with a 19-6 win. Will DeSales repeat their success, or does Republic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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