After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Washington, Wooster was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Smithville Smithies 7-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Wooster also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Sydney McAfoos spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on 12 hits.
At the plate, Emily Boyd and Kennedy Russell did most of the damage at the plate: Boyd went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Russell scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Isabelle Fortune was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Wooster's victory bumped their record up to 5-14. As for Smithville, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Wooster will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Dover at 5:00 p.m. Dover knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Wooster likes a good challenge. As for Smithville, they will be playing at home against Dalton at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dalton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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