Somerville had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run drubbing they dealt Moulton on Thursday. The Somerville Yeguas put the hurt on the Moulton Bobkatz with a sharp 12-4 victory. The Yeguas might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by seven runs or more this season.
Somerville let Keira Moore and Kylie Jo Neuendorff run wild. Moore scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Neuendorff scored a run while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Flencher, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Somerville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Somerville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing seven strikeouts in those games compared to only four in the others. Moulton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Somerville and Moulton's offenses will be put to the test in their next games. Somerville and Woodsboro (who has only given up 1.43 runs per game) will meet at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Moulton will challenge Smithville at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, a team that's only allowed two runs per game.
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