The Waterville Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Adirondack Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Waterville comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
On Tuesday, Waterville didn't have quite enough to beat Dolgeville and fell 4-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Adirondack). They never let Dolgeville get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Friday. With that win, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
Allison Croniser made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Adirondack got a massive performance out of Emma Weiler, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. Those three runs gave Weiler a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brook Henry, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Adirondack always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Adirondack and bumps their season record up to 5-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Waterville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Waterville suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Adirondack in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can the Indians avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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