The Western Tech & Environmental Science Wolverines will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Dundalk Owls at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
If Western Tech & Environmental Science beats Dundalk with 19 runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Western Tech & Environmental Science blew past Lansdowne 19-9. The result was nothing new for Western Tech & Environmental Science, who have now won three matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Bailiy Allen was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Abby Webb was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Dundalk had to endure a six-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They never let Lansdowne onto the board and left with a 19-0 victory on Monday. With that win, Dundalk brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Julie Burger made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Burger was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Kenisha Gelpi was a standout: she scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Alessa Sergi, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Western Tech & Environmental Science's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for Dundalk, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Western Tech & Environmental Science hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Dundalk struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Western Tech & Environmental Science came out on top in a nail-biter against Dundalk in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 10-9. Will Western Tech & Environmental Science repeat their success, or does Dundalk have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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