The Windsor Wizards will head out on the road to square off against the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Windsor will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak.
Windsor will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Poudre on Tuesday. Everything went Windsor's way against Poudre as Windsor made off with a 15-0 win. The Wizards might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Addison White made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, she also posted a .500 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. She was even better at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and three RBI. What's more, she also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had since back in August.
In other batting news, Windsor got a massive performance out of Kylie Smith, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI, a triple, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Molli Maga?a, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Windsor always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .714. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge beat Greeley West 7-3 on Tuesday.
Brooklynn Cardenas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ashley Guenther, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylee Bullers, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Windsor pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fossil Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Windsor hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Fossil Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Windsor came out on top in a nail-biter against Fossil Ridge in their previous meeting on Saturday, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Windsor since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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