The Dunwoody Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Chamblee Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Dunwoody will be strutting in after a win while Chamblee will be coming in after a defeat.
Dunwoody's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Tri-Cities as Dunwoody made off with a 13-0 victory. With that win, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Vivian Curry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Allie Sleep, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lilly Houlihan, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dunwoody hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Chamblee was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Milton by a score of 3-2. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Chamblee saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rachel Axelson, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Dunwoody has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-6 record this season. As for Chamblee, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-3.
Dunwoody came up short against Chamblee in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Dunwoody avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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