Strasburg's hitters rose to the challenge against a Wildcats pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.83 runs allowed on Thursday. Everything went the Strasburg Indians' way against The Academy Wildcats as the Strasburg Indians made off with a 17-7 win. Considering the Indians have won eight matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Averie Eymann was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and three runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Madi Olsen, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Strasburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as The Academy only posted an OBP of .345.
The victory (which was Strasburg's third in a row) raised their record to 9-4. As for The Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-3 record.
Strasburg will venture away from home to square off against Vista PEAK Prep at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Strasburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season. As for The Academy, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Niwot at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Niwot's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last five matchups.
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