The Wellington Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Timnath Cubs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wellington has six straight wins, Timnath has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Wellington beats Timnath with 18 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Wellington put the hurt on Greeley Central with a sharp 18-0 victory on Thursday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by seven runs or more this season.
Kensley Story was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Story was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Charley Somday and Camryn Strain did most of the damage at the plate: Somday scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Strain went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Brookelyn Jones, who scored two runs while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wellington always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 35.5% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 49.8%.
Meanwhile, Timnath lost 10-2 to Lyons on Thursday.
Timnath saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Miller, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Wellington's record now sits at 7-5. As for Timnath, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Saturday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Wellington hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Timnath struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Wellington's way against Timnath when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as Wellington made off with a 15-3 win. Will Wellington repeat their success, or does Timnath have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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