The Minster Wildcats will take on the West Jefferson Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Minster 2.9, West Jefferson 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Minster is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Lincolnview 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Brooklyn Osterloh spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
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At the plate, Addi Inskeep was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. She has been hot, having posted at least one home run the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Caroline Knapke, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, West Jefferson waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Blue Devils a 3-0 shutout. Three seems to be a good number for the Roughriders as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jenna Mannon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Mannon was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zoey Brown, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and one double.
Minster's record now sits at 18-6. As for West Jefferson, their record is now 20-2-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Minster hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like West Jefferson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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