The Model Blue Devils will square off against the Temple Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Model has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Temple will arrive with four straight victories.
Model might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-3 to Pepperell, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Kylie Porter was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Temple). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Mt. Zion a 23-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Model's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Temple, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
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