The Bethany Wolves will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
In Friday's second game, Bethany got the win against Carver by a conclusive 21-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bethany.
Bethany got a massive performance out of Emily Berger, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Waddell, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wesleyan Christian Academy scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Concord Academy with a sharp 20-2 win. The victory was just what Wesleyan Christian Academy needed coming off of a 9-3 defeat in their prior contest.
Alexis Emery made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Emery has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Emery was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Wesleyan Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Juli Abantohollans, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Kayla Raimondi was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and a double.
Bethany has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Wesleyan Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Bethany couldn't quite finish off Wesleyan Christian Academy when the teams last played back in March and fell 9-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wesleyan Christian Academy's Maris Morgan, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Now that Bethany knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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