Strasburg has been away from home for two games now, but on Saturday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Brush Beetdiggers at 10:00 a.m. Strasburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season.
Strasburg's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Valley with a sharp 12-0 victory. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matches by seven runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Kailey Rushman's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Madi Olsen was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Kent, who scored two runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Strasburg kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 22 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Brush was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 5-1 to Resurrection Christian.
Brush saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brisa Aguirre-Garcia, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.
Strasburg's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Brush, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-11.
Brush's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Strasburg has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Brush, though, as they've been averaging 10.7. Given Strasburg's sizable advantage in that area, Brush will need to find a way to close that gap.
Strasburg took their victory against Brush in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 16-9. Does Strasburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brush turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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