Circle stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against the Rose Hill Rockets as the Circle Thunderbirds made off with a 9-2 victory. For Circle, this counts as revenge for the 11-7 defeat Rose Hill walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Whitney Wilbur made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits (and only one walk). Wilbur was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kendyl Acker was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Brynne Bowman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Rose Hill's side, Reese Goetz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Circle's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs per game. As for Rose Hill, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.
Circle will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rose Hill: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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