The Aurora Huskies will take on the York Dukes at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Aurora's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Tuesday, when they got past Seward's usually-dominant pitching crew. Everything went Aurora's way against Seward as Aurora made off with an 11-1 victory.
Zoe Johnson made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Johnson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Adi Fahrnbruch was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Londyn Teahon, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Aurora was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, York entered their tilt with St. Paul on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 10-2 win.
Like Aurora, York also got a great game from a two-way player: Lauryn Mattox. On the mound, she pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Mattox has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, York got a massive performance out of Hayley Mattox, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Zoey Cornett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Aurora's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-13. As for York, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Aurora hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like York struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Aurora took their win against York in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 8-0. Does Aurora have another victory up their sleeve, or will York turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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