Veterans Memorial is 3-0 against Pieper since March of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Veterans Memorial Patriots will be playing at home against the Pieper Warriors at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Veterans Memorial gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Boerne-Champion as Veterans Memorial made off with an 18-9 win. Veterans Memorial's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Shalei Morn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and seven unearned) runs off eight hits. Morn has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Morn was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Veterans Memorial got a massive performance out of Cihara Wessling, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. Alaina Peper was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Pieper came into Tuesday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Wagner an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory was just what Pieper needed coming off of a 17-0 loss in their prior match.
Veterans Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Pieper, their win ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 7-22-1.
Veterans Memorial took their victory against Pieper in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 13-0. Will Veterans Memorial repeat their success, or does Pieper have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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