After four games on the road, Strasburg is heading back home. They will take on the Central Woodstock Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Strasburg: 2.4, Central Woodstock: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Strasburg's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Sherando on Thursday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this season in which Strasburg was not able to get on the board.
Kiersten Wiseley spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Strasburg saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Holzbauer Bowman, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Central Woodstock entered their tilt with Riverheads with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Everything went their way against the Gladiators on Wednesday as they made off with a 16-2 victory. The result was nothing new for Central Woodstock, who have now won five matchups by 12 runs or more so far this season.
Strasburg's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-2. As for Central Woodstock, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2-2 record this season.
Strasburg beat Central Woodstock 10-6 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Strasburg repeat their success, or does Central Woodstock have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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