Douglas has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Spanish Springs Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Douglas: 1, Spanish Springs: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Douglas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Reed and snuck past 3-1.
Talia Tretton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Douglas saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilyann Lee, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Spanish Springs stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Bishop Manogue as Spanish Springs made off with a 7-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Spanish Springs sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The result came thanks to Lily Delamora's shutout, as she gave up just nine hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Alleighfaye Abbie was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Madison Rogers was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Douglas pushed their record up to 28-4 with that win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for Spanish Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-5 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Douglas hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Spanish Springs 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.
Everything went Douglas' way against Spanish Springs in their previous meeting last Thursday as Douglas made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Douglas since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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