The White River Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Decatur Golden Gators at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in White River's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four matchups.
On Wednesday, White River made easy work of Federal Way and carried off a 15-5 win. Considering the Hornets have won nine games by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kennedy Selander was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Akins, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs.
White River was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .478. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .393 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Decatur lost 14-4 to White River on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Golden Gators have lost by exactly ten runs.
White River has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.4 runs over those games. As for Decatur, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
White River took their win against Decatur when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 14-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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