The Pleasant Hill Wolves are taking a road trip to face off against the Edwardsville Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pleasant Hill's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] as they made off with a 16-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Wolves in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now won five in a row.
| 04/28/25 @ West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] | 12 |
| 04/24/25 @ Routt Catholic | 8 |
| 04/22/25 vs Pittsfield | 17 |
| 04/21/25 @ Brown County | 12 |
| 04/19/25 @ Pleasant Plains | 7 |
| + 6 more games |
Ava Wombles made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Kaitlyn Borrowman was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Makenna Winchell, who went 1-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Pleasant Hill kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] only managed five hits.
Meanwhile, Edwardsville waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Kahoks with a sharp 13-2 win.
Edwardsville's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Pleasant Hill, their record is now 10-3.
Pleasant Hill might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Edwardsville when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Wolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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