The West Wolfpack are taking a road trip to square off against the Kimball Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Kimball will arrive with three straight victories.
West is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They took a 13-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Mary's on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Kimball won against Lincoln on Tuesday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Jaguars beat St. Mary's by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-6.
Alexa Contreras made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaeliana DePerio, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Iolana Faasisila, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Kimball kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.
Kimball pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for West, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
West came up short against Kimball when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-2. Can the Wolfpack avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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