The Florence Huskies will head out on the road to square off against the Burlington Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Florence is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.9 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, everything went Florence's way against James Irwin as Florence made off with a 19-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Addison Dalton made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Lilly Roe was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen two or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kendra Steffenson, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Burlington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Wray/Yuma, falling 17-8.
Burlington got a big performance out of Kinsley Weisshaar, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. What's more, Weisshaar also posted a .750 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September. Another player making a difference was Karyme Ramos, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Burlington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher in four consecutive games.
The victory made it two in a row for Florence and bumps their season record up to 11-7-1. As for Burlington, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Burlington's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Florence has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.8 hits per game. It's a different story for Burlington, though, as they've been averaging 13.3. Given Florence's sizable advantage in that area, Burlington will need to find a way to close that gap.
Florence might still be hurting after the 17-2 loss they got from Burlington in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Florence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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