The Indian Springs Thunderbirds will head out on the road to take on the Tonopah Muckers at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Indian Springs stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Beaver Dam as Indian Springs made off with a 20-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for Indian Springs who now have four in a row.
Melaina Pena was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Pena has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pena was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ava Hill, who scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Shayne Dedmon, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Tonopah lost 25-15 to Round Mountain on Tuesday. Tonopah has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gabrielle Strozzi and Taylor Thomas did some serious damage despite the final result: Strozzi scored a run while going 4-for-5, while Thomas scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Ashlee Thompson was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Indian Springs' victory bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Tonopah, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Indian Springs hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Tonopah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Indian Springs couldn't quite finish off Tonopah when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 15-13. Thankfully for Indian Springs, Montana Strozzi (who scored three runs while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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