Verrado is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Millennium is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Verrado Vipers will take on the Millennium Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Verrado can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They put the hurt on Lake Havasu with a sharp 8-1 victory.
Abbey Feld spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Taryn Winberg, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Millennium made easy work of La Joya Community on Friday and carried off a 16-4 win.
Onora Farney made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Farney was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Carmen Casillas was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Jordan Couture, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Verrado has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Millennium, their victory bumped their record up to 10-15.
Millennium's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Verrado has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Millennium, though, as they've been averaging only 3.1. Will Verrado keep running through batters, or will Millennium buck the trend?
Verrado skirted past Millennium 4-3 in their previous meeting on Thursday. Will Verrado repeat their success, or does Millennium have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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