Wilmington typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Morris proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with an 8-3 win over the Wilmington Wildcats. That's two games straight that Morris has won by exactly five runs.
Macie Ferguson and Nevaeh Terry did most of the damage at the plate: Ferguson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Terry went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On Wilmington's side, Taylor Stefancic was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Molly Southall, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Wilmington was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. This was only their first loss (out of five games) when they post three or more doubles.
The victory made it two in a row for Morris and bumps their season record up to 13-8. As for Wilmington, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4.
Morris will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Seneca at 11:30 a.m. Seneca will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Morris surely won't give up without a fight. As for Wilmington, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Streator at 4:30 p.m. Wilmington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season.
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