The Tuslaw Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Dalton Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Tuslaw can't be to happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Monday. They fell just short of Louisville by a score of 7-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Leopards: they've now lost five in a row.
Isabel McCune spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Tuslaw got a big performance out of Shaylyn Fox, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Hadley Porter was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Dalton unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Washington on Tuesday.
Dalton also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Mei Simmons gave up just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts gave Simmons a new career-high.
At the plate, Dalton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Wenger, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Another was Maya Wenger, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base.
Everything went Tuslaw's way against Dalton when the teams last played back in March of 2017, as Tuslaw made off with a 25-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tuslaw since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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