The Albany Warriors's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Princeton Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Albany will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Albany is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Worth County on Tuesday as Albany made off with a 16-7 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Warriors with their most commanding win of the season.
Makena Moffat made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Moffat was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Alexis Seiter and Keylee Siddens did most of the damage at the plate: Seiter scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Siddens scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Bunker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Princeton never let their opponents score on Monday. They blew past Mercer 11-0. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Addy Henke, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Kelly, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Princeton hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in three consecutive contests.
Albany's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Princeton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Albany came up short against Princeton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 6-1. Can Albany avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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