The Golden Demons will square off against the Dakota Ridge Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dakota Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Golden is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 10 runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against D'Evelyn on Monday. They lost 14-2 to the Jaguars.
Golden saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daely Peterson, who went 2-for-3 while posting 1 double, 1 stolen base, and 1 run. The game marked Peterson's seventh in a row with at least one run.
Meanwhile, Dakota Ridge never let their opponents score on Monday. Everything went their way against Bear Creek as they made off with an 18-0 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 10 games by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Macy Nelson, who went 3-for-4 while posting 1 home run, 4 runs, and 3 RBIs. The three RBIs were her most since September 14th, when she brought in four vs. Westminster. Natalie Holman was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 while logging 4 RBIs, 2 doubles, and 1 run.
Dakota Ridge kept the fielders on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They have not posted that many hits since August 29th, when they also had 14 vs. Adams City.
Dakota Ridge has been on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups. That run has powered them to a 15-6 record this season. Those victories came by way of their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Golden, they dropped their record down to 6-13 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.
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