There's no place like home for Milan, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Putnam County Midgets on Thursday as the Milan Wildcats made off with a 7-1 win. Considering the Wildcats have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Emerson Pauley was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Amy Pickering was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in batting average.
Milan's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Putnam County, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Milan will venture away from home to take on Brookfield at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Milan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Putnam County, they are taking a road trip to challenge Schuyler County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Putnam County is facing Schuyler County at the right time seeing as Schuyler County is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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