The Milan Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Schuyler County Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Milan is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
Milan will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Linn County on Tuesday. Milan blew past Linn County 15-0. Considering the Wildcats have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Emerson Pauley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Pauley was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Avery Sayre was incredible, going 1-for-2 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Delaney Banner, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Milan was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. The last time their batting average was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Schuyler County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 17-2 to Westran. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by exactly 15 runs.
The victory snapped Milan's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 13-11 record. As for Schuyler County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Milan took their win against Schuyler County in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 11-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milan since the team 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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