Wakeland is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Reedy is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wakeland Wolverines will take on the Reedy Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Wakeland earned a 5-1 win over The Colony.
Wakeland got a great performance from Jordan Mcnees as she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Mcnees has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Wakeland's victory was truly a team effort as nine different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Maggie Drake, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Kayla Courcy was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Reedy made easy work of Frisco on Tuesday and carried off a 14-2 win.
Megan Lau was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sierra Petersdorf, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Wakeland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Reedy, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7-1.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Wakeland hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .347. However, it's not like Reedy struggles in that department as they've averaged .338. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Wakeland couldn't quite finish off Reedy in their previous meeting on March 5th and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reedy's Malaina Boyst, who tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Now that Wakeland 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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