The Boone Grove Wolves will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the South Central Satellites at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Boone Grove: 3.4, South Central: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Boone Grove is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Munster just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 7-5.
Olivia Treece made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, South Central was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They fell 5-2 to Boone Grove. South Central has not had much luck with Boone Grove recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Valerie Horne was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Boone Grove's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5. As for South Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Boone Grove has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Boone Grove was able to grind out a solid win over South Central in their previous matchup on Saturday, winning 5-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was South Central's Lexi Johnson, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Boone Grove still be able to contain Johnson? There's only one way to find out.
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