The North Stafford Wolverines will be playing in front of their home fans against the Patriot Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Stafford will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Riverbend, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. North Stafford came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverbend on Tuesday and snuck past 2-1.
Kaylie DeChicchis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 17 Ks. Those 17 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, North Stafford's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Abby Morris, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Patriot put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Osbourn with a sharp 14-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Patriot.
Natalie Stanton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Stanton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Patriot got a big performance out of Ally Logan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Kiran Kapur was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
North Stafford's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Patriot, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
North Stafford came out on top in a nail-biter against Patriot when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Patriot's Reagan Trottman, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for North Stafford to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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