A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats takes on Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Slater will be strutting in after a win while Hale will be coming in after a loss.
Slater will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Madison, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Slater came out on top against Madison by a score of 6-2 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Hailey Harry spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up 13 Ks. Those 13 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, Hannah Meyer was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylar Wolfe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Slater didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hale was not able to break out of their rough patch back in September as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to Higbee, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
The victory got Slater back to even at 7-7. As for Hale, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Slater suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Hale in their previous matchup back in September of 2018. Can Slater avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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