The Duluth Wildcats will stay at home for another game and welcome the Galloway Scots at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Duluth is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Duluth is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since September 21, 2023 on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Alcovy 6-4.
Kaylie Zirger was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Zirger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Saniya Simmons was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Savannah Mees, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Galloway was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 8-1 to Walker.
Duluth's victory bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Galloway, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Duluth was able to grind out a solid win over Galloway in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, winning 12-8. Will Duluth repeat their success, or does Galloway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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