Pleasant Hill is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Calhoun is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wolves will host the Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Pleasant Hill is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Carrollton just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hawks.
Meanwhile, Calhoun made easy work of Marquette Catholic on Tuesday and carried off an 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won eight contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Audrey Gilman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. What's more, she posted two doubles, the most she's had since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lacy Pohlman, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March of 2024. Kiera Sievers was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Calhoun was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Calhoun has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Pleasant Hill, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
Pleasant Hill suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Calhoun in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Wolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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